patchy

"the still of the night"

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

"During the spring, the garden was abounding with colorful flowers. "

"a continuous current of electricity"

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

"The teacher asked us to calculate the areas of the shapes on the worksheet. "

"The children loved to play hide-and-seek among the clouds in the park, their laughter echoing around the massive rock formations. "

"After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer."

"His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."

"The intermittent fever kept Sarah home from school for several days. "

"The carpenter unevened the surface of the wooden table to prepare it for staining. "

"He covered the baby with a blanket."