All she needed was a small patch of earth, then her powers would be restored.

There was indeed a small patch of earth poking through the cement.

Some clear patches of earth lay between the corpses directly ahead.

She was still staring at that same patch of earth.

Maybe you could adopt a tree, or a patch of neglected earth.

Nothing remained but a patch of dry earth beginning to turn to mud as the rain started again.

The disturbed patch of earth was roughly two feet square, no more.

His nose led him to a patch of bare earth.

Ryan didn't even glance at the big patch of earth above the grave.

He found a patch of loose earth a few yards into the wood.