Examples of 'patchy' in a sentence

Meaning of "patchy"

Patchy describes something that is inconsistent or irregular in quality, appearance, or performance
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  • Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  • Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.

How to use "patchy" in a sentence

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Data can be patchy and require triangulation.
Institutional arrangements are also inconsistent and patchy.
The provision is patchy and project oriented.
The live show is always a bit patchy.
To expand the currently patchy availability of micronance.
Information on drug use among prisoners is patchy.
It will look patchy and uneven at first.
But the picture elsewhere is patchy at best.
Blackened patchy areas were visible at the surface.
Their dispersal patterns are locally patchy.
These forests have a patchy or open aspect.
In which memory loss is localized and patchy.
There may be linear or patchy red lesions.
Legislative and in stitutional reform remain patchy.
These are patchy areas of increased or decreased signal intensity.

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The geographic range is inexplicably patchy or restricted.
Had some patchy cell service.
It is common in places but has a patchy distribution.
The patchy whiteout indicates diffuse airspace disease.
And bash it into your patchy skull.
Many patchy beards become regular by that age.
Such improvements remain limited and patchy.
I am using it on dry patchy areas on my body.
The distribution of the ice deposits is patchy.
It has a patchy distribution and is intolerant of decreased humidity.
Sheeting can be used to reduce patchy sunlight.
Were patchy and widely dispersed.
Legal and judicial reforms have been patchy.
A bit patchy above the forest.
The anodising has broken down or is patchy.
That attitude has resulted in patchy experiences in diplomacy.
Because her work was very patchy.
Patchy blind spots in peripheral vision.
That results in patchy service across the country.
Patchy skin and pimples on faces are a part of life.
The northern transportation network is patchy.
A little patchy cloud is possible at times.
I am predicting cold with patchy fog.
Patchy is there for me for life.
But progress so far has been patchy.
Patchy stone has a form of parallelepiped.
Clinical research is slow and patchy.
Capable of patchy speech communications.
But activity is often very patchy.
Patchy discolorations on the skin.
Traffic cam coverage is patchy at best.
Patchy bleeding in the skin.
Progress in tackling these various issues has been patchy.
Support services were found to be patchy from area to area.
But our knowledge of marine ecosystems is still patchy.

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