patchy

Example Sentences

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Sprinkler outages, patchy information and anxious parents in overheating homes point to a city behind the curve.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Solar stocks have a patchy record with investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Temperatures will also have dropped across southern parts on Sunday as a cold weather front bringing patchy overnight drizzle clears south.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The carmaker is struggling with Chinese competition, US tariffs and patchy demand for electric vehicles, and already has plans to axe 50,000 jobs across all its brands in Germany by 2030.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

She chattered on about what colors to use, mostly lavender and pink, while braiding Gulmina’s patchy honey-colored hair.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai