patchily

Example Sentences

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Traumatised, he could not even eat on arrival, and since then food has been patchily available, though vegetables arriving on Tuesday offered a "semblance of hope", he said.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

A one-day general strike, called by the country’s labour union, was very patchily observed – even in Tel Aviv, the country’s beach-side liberal heartland.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

It once again shone a spotlight on patchily regulated non-bank financial intermediaries such as investment funds, insurers and pension schemes, now totalling over $200 trillion globally.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2022

“We need to start thinking about conserving animals and spaces that are rich producers of essential fatty acids,” Arts notes, “because of the fact that they are so patchily distributed, and they’re under tremendous threat.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2020

Sunlight slid patchily across his walking shoulders, glinting along the pole like yellow ants.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner