cobble

Example Sentences

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To cobble together the package of content you want requires subscribing to multiple services at ever-increasing cost.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The “gig economy” entered the lingo in 2009, as increasing numbers of people tried to cobble two or more part-time, no-benefit “gigs” into a living wage.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

It can help people who don’t know how to talk about themselves cobble a few sentences together about their hobbies or spit out some ideas to replace “Bios aren’t my thing.”

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

“There would be huge pressure to call another snap legislative election if his efforts to cobble together a government and find support for a budget were to fail again,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

At least, that's what Lloyd, the older boy that used to cobble shoes back at Rose Hill, told me they looked like.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland