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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a patch of sky" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small area of the sky that is visible, often in a poetic or descriptive context.
Example: "As the storm clouds rolled in, I caught a glimpse of a patch of sky, bright blue and untouched by the darkness above."
Alternatives: "a slice of sky" or "a piece of sky".
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When they opened it he saw a patch of sky.
To the right is a patch of sky with sketchily drawn buildings below.
"All he'll be able to see through his narrow cell window is a patch of sky.
They might show a house or a patch of sky or, in a few cases, the photographer and his camera.
"Never mind that there were only two tiny windows in the kitchen that looked upward to a patch of sky.
I was awoken, on Friday morning, by people outside my window excitedly photographing a patch of sky, which was a shocking blue after three days of clouds.
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It is as if he painted a patch of blue sky for the imprisoned".
In his hand was a fragment of my mother's head with a patch of blue sky behind her.
To the north was a patch of cobalt sky, but all the shine had left the day.
There was a scene in Act I where the audience looked up at a patch of night sky from the weirdly angled perspective of a housing-project courtyard.
It is also a magical, Watteauvian place, where a patch of blue sky descends to caress the hem of a dress.
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