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

Last month, when India's Virat Kohli was going through a bad patch in England, Pakistani star Babar Azam sent him a message: "This too shall pass. Stay strong."

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

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

Sometimes the grown Li’l Bit needs to pause and steel herself before reenacting a bad patch.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2018

Meantime we lunched, and afterwards struck a bad patch of surface which caused us frequent stops.

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