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How do you use Patchy in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like uneven, plus the exact meaning.

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Patchy in a sentence

Patchy meaning

  1. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  2. Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.

Synonyms of Patchy

Using Patchy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. | Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
  • Useful related words include: uneven.
  • In the example corpus, patchy often appears in combinations such as: patchy fog, with patchy, and patchy.

Context around Patchy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Patchy

  • In this selection, "patchy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, expect, pretty, fog, rain and blowing stand out and add context to how "patchy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 263 is patchy and cloudy and after a patchy 2022 is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "patchy" sits close to words such as adultery, aromatic and assures, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with patchy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Patchy fog this morning. (4 words)

Patchy blowing snow before 10am. (5 words)

Grey for eastern Scotland with outbreaks of patchy rain. (9 words)

Having won the Scottish Premiership title a few weeks earlier, Celtic’s form after during the spilt was patchy to say the least, with defeats to Rangers and Hibernian coming before trophy day last weekend when they thrashed Aberdeen 5-0. (41 words)

Japan's wages rose in April as major companies lifted pay at the fastest pace in three decades on workers' increased demands for salaries to keep up with inflation, but households' spending remained weak and underlined a patchy economic recovery. (40 words)

Mr Scholey added: “Scotland has patchy rain with some heavy bursts in the South, making it misty with a few hill fog patches, which should break up through the day to leave a scattering of showers, some still heavy. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

After a patchy 2022, is holding close to Seven’s in 2023, and winning on the east coast (Seven is dominant in Perth).

Arp 263 is patchy and cloudy, with some areas glowing brightly due to star formation while other areas appear practically bare.

During Saturday night, expect patchy fog to develop after 5am and partly cloudy skies, with a low temperature around 58°F.

Even on a day with patchy mid or high-level clouds with cool 50s and 60s, you can still wind up with a painful sunburn, one that increases your odds of getting skin cancer down the road.

Exposure to high levels of dioxins in the short term can yield “skin lesions, such as chloracne and patchy darkening of the skin, and altered liver function,” the W.H.O. notes.

For Tuesday, expect patchy blowing snow after 3 p.m., partly sunning with a high near 29, with a west southwest wind 9 mph to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday is also expected to be a wet and dull day, with patchy rain and drizzle for the eastern coasts and showers in the south.

Grey for eastern Scotland with outbreaks of patchy rain.

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Having won the Scottish Premiership title a few weeks earlier, Celtic’s form after during the spilt was patchy to say the least, with defeats to Rangers and Hibernian coming before trophy day last weekend when they thrashed Aberdeen 5-0.

He realised that though God was wholly committed to him – Christ had died on his behalf – his commitment to God was patchy.

I didn’t watch it – my wifi was pretty patchy and when I tried I was either too tired, or cringed too much.

It soon became clear that government monitoring was patchy and unreliable.

Japan's wages rose in April as major companies lifted pay at the fastest pace in three decades on workers' increased demands for salaries to keep up with inflation, but households' spending remained weak and underlined a patchy economic recovery.

Lazio’s own form has been patchy over the past month, but it would be a catastrophic collapse from Maurizio Sarri’s side if they didn’t get over the line and finish fourth.

Mr Scholey added: “Scotland has patchy rain with some heavy bursts in the South, making it misty with a few hill fog patches, which should break up through the day to leave a scattering of showers, some still heavy.

Patchy blowing snow before 10am.

Patchy fog this morning.

Patchy snowfall and warm caused by the climate crisis in much of have forced some European ski resorts to close just a few weeks after opening.

Settled conditions in the south with above average temperatures here too, but cloudy at times with some patchy light rain, mainly near western coasts and over hills.

Skies will stay mainly clear, aside from a resurgence of patchy fog.

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Common combinations with patchy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "patchy" in a sentence?
An example: "After a patchy 2022, is holding close to Seven’s in 2023, and winning on the east coast (Seven is dominant in Perth)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "patchy" from authentic English texts.
What does "patchy" mean?
Patchy means: Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
What are synonyms of "patchy"?
Common synonyms of "patchy" include: uneven.
How many example sentences with "patchy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "patchy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.