seem patchy

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Suggests an appearance of being inconsistent or of uneven quality.

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Examples (10)

  • The evidence presented in the case might seem patchy to the jury.
  • Her memory of the events seems patchy after all these years.
  • The coverage of the mobile network seems patchy in this remote area.
  • Economic recovery seems patchy across different sectors of the industry.
  • To an outsider, the distribution of wealth in the city might seem patchy.
  • The data we collected seemed patchy and required further validation.
  • Why does the progress of the project seem so patchy lately?
  • The grass on the lawn seemed patchy after the long, dry summer.
  • Without proper funding, the educational services will seem patchy at best.
  • The results of the experiment seem patchy, making it hard to draw a conclusion.