patch

Example Sentences

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This is a patch you can install before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

And the recent engine of global production growth, the American shale patch, is showing fresh signs of slowing—raising the prospects that future supply will be more limited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But there are winners beyond the oil patch.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I walked out of my office and slipped on a patch of ice.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

And when I did the math on one tree per ten square feet over the whole of the burned patch at Rockledge, it added up to major money.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz