His short hair stood up and out in various patches.

Have you sat down in a patch of oil or something?

A few weeks ago, he found himself in a bad patch.

Only in patches was it possible to get a sense of the effect to come.

The rock itself could be seen only in patches, and even there the news was not all bad.

As a result, forest areas are reported only in patches.

In patches it was dark, which is a bad sign.

All of these people will be in my patch before they're finished.

I think there's no issue in his patch that he might want to talk about.

However, it can be found in patches on the valley floor.