bad patch
Example Sentences
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The team has hit a bad patch of form — winless in six games — but has a strong track record in recent major tournaments.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
"If you hit a bad patch and can't work as much you're kind of screwed."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2021
They didn’t exactly break up, but during the bad patch she moved to New York on her own for a while, to find herself.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2019
But this goes well beyond a bad patch or even an affair your husband regrets; he’s clearly still trying to get it off the ground and doesn’t mind using your reputation as fuel.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2019
But never till now had they been cooped up together in an English country-house in the middle of a bad patch of English summer weather.
From Three Men and a Maid by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
