lay a patch

Example Sentences

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I wanted to grab the wheel and lay a patch.

From Time Magazine Archive

A gate opened to a walk leading to the driveway, and on either side lay a patch of sod, outlined by a deep hedge of bright gold.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene

Slowly the Flying Fish forged ahead till right under her bow lay a patch of the yellow water.

From The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol by Goldfrap, John Henry

Fleeting as it had been it showed me that between us lay a patch of saw-palmetto, and this was awkward as I could get no idea of its depth.

From Wings of the Wind by Harris, Credo Fitch

Straight opposite, in the middle of all this forest verdure, there lay a patch of white, like driven snow.

From Immensee by Storm, Theodor