patch
Example Sentences
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Whereas each pothole patch costs about £73 on average, re-laying that same area as part of a planned maintenance programme – in which a road is resurfaced – was about £50, Percy said.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"The fans are just brutal here," said Guercio, who remembers a 2000s rough patch marked by six straight seasons without a playoff berth and the "dirt chanting" directed at coach Isiah Thomas.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“Red flags emerged over the past month, pointing to a soft patch ahead for the S&P 500 index and for tech,” Subramanian and her team said in a client note.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Vicky Graybill, 76, remembers asking her parents for a loan to help buy Christmas presents for her children during a rough financial patch in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
I walked all around the lakeshore and was delighted to discover a patch of clayey soil at one end that would almost certainly be suitable.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing patch
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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