patched up
Example Sentences
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Yet by the next day reporters were working from home; broken glass was replaced; laptops sourced; the sixth-floor newsroom patched up.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
He has been inundated with customers wanting to have old bikes patched up.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Roigard took an early dint in the destruction derby of Test rugby, but, patched up and tuned up, he looks set to hit clean air.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
The city has for years patched up Palos Verdes Drive South as it has shifted due to the peninsula’s landslide complex.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024
He had patched up his wand with some borrowed Spellotape, but it seemed to be damaged beyond repair.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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