patchy

Example Sentences

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However, results by the All Blacks' standards have been very patchy and Robertson has failed to stamp his mark on the team.

From BBC

The proposed power-sector reforms could make it easier to solve India’s perennial problem of patchy electricity supply and improve the financial condition of state-run electricity distributors.

From The Wall Street Journal

A preliminary report found that "neither the Solong nor Stena Immaculate had a dedicated lookout on the bridge" at the time of the incident and that visibility was "patchy".

From Barron's

Further north, cloud and patchy rain prevented most areas from falling below freezing but with colder Arctic air moving in, heavy snow has begun to fall in Northern Scotland.

From BBC

"We found our goals were partially aligned," Silva says, adding the caveat that enforcement is still patchy.

From BBC