cobble

Example Sentences

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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

Instead, policymakers have had to rely on an array of private data and state administrative records—as well as regional bank surveys and research—to cobble together a picture of the U.S. economy.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

“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

Without Socialist involvement in the next government, Lecornu's best hope is to cobble together a revitalised centrist cabinet with the Republicans - known as the socle commun - or common platform.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

I was growing tired of spending time and money trying to cobble together a wardrobe that satisfied my aesthetic and my religious beliefs.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad