Sentence examples for as patchy as from inspiring English sources

The Mariners, though, remain as patchy as the turf at North Harbour Stadium.

With security as patchy as ever and politics entering a new phase of sectarian hatred, few Iraqis now think the American withdrawal heralds a joyful new era.

Port is wavering after their flying start, Hawthorn have injury worries and the toughest run home, Fremantle always battle footy's toughest travel schedule and Geelong have been as patchy as Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Under my photographer's flash, my jacket looked as if it had been in a fight with a tin of talcum powder, the spray job as patchy as vitiligo, even when I used a second can on it.

The message seemed to be that, while Europe's airports and airlines have by and large augmented their security arrangements since the Sept. 11 attacks, the levels of enforcement are as patchy as ever.

"Trump gave it a hell of a shot going from a rank outsider to the Republican candidate, but the recent flood of revelations have halted his momentum and his chances now look as patchy as his tan," a representative of the firm, Féilim Mac An Iomaire, said in a statement.

And the safety net is thin as well as patchy.

Some criticised the comedy as "patchy" while others praised it as "extremely clever".

It looks to me as if Healthwatch is going to be as patchy across the country as the LINks were.

The record can best be described as patchy.

The NAS describes progress on its implementation as "patchy and subject to regional variation".