| The system is obviously working well since the litigiousness that plagues other countries is here only a patchy and sporadic affair. |
| He plays funkified soul-blues straight out Texas roadhouses, slightly patchy, earnest, raw and vulnerable. |
| The 2000 US Open champion committed 53 unforced errors and was given a warning for racket abuse in a patchy display at Rod Laver Arena. |
| We spent Wednesday free skiing around the hills, though the snow was patchy. |
| He's been trying to turn his patchy old front yard into a lawn since early spring. |
| I thought about it for a while, tried to remember the events of the evening, it was patchy at best. |
