Sentence examples for patchy mix of from inspiring English sources
The small downtown village itself is a patchy mix of provincialism and sophistication, where bars, appliance outlets and a few shuttered storefronts mingle with cappuccino shops and Brazilian, Thai and Indian restaurants.
But in scaling it — which turns out to be relatively easy because of the rough surface — you become keenly aware of the earth itself, currently a patchy mix of topsoil, short grass, clover, white daisies and yellow-flowered partridge pea, which attracts swarms of monarch butterflies.
It turned out that the marshes weren't intact enough to make much difference — the Nature Conservancy scientist in charge of the project called them "patchy, a mix of grass and open area" — but the strategy impressed Dow executives, who are considering using it at other coastal facilities.
The animal is somewhere below, in a mix of patchy pine forest and low, sparse brush scattered over a snow-covered swamp.
Released 25 May 1979 Box office $3,527,881 £2,187,2866) opening weekend, $104,931,801 £64,008,3999) total Critical reaction The film was a commercial success, although its mix of horror and science fiction genres led to patchy reviews.
The DreamWorks slate is a little patchy — namely because Mr. Spielberg and Stacey Snider, the company's chief executive, believe in delivering a mix of prestige films and blockbusters.
Paul Mavis from DVD Talk said "Truth or Square is a strange mix of some truly memorable animated SpongeBob moments interrupted unfortunately by the largely unfunny Patchy the Pirate segments".
