patch

Example Sentences

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This is a patch you can install before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

And the recent engine of global production growth, the American shale patch, is showing fresh signs of slowing—raising the prospects that future supply will be more limited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

So investors looking for winners in this tough stock market don’t have to limit themselves to the oil patch.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"Most of the experiments were conducted using the patch clamp method," explains Christian Grimm, an expert in techniques that measure electrical activity in lysosomal membranes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Actual garbage goes back in the plastic bag, and we lay the postcard pieces on a flat patch of dirt.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller