cobble

Example Sentences

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The blunt-spoken president’s own political skills have rapidly improved, enabling him to cobble together legislative majorities while his own Freedom Advances party remains in the minority.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Now, I’m the one who must cobble together an agenda if I want even a fraction of that payback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

BLS statisticians will have to cobble together the report after asking businesses and employees well after the fact about who was employed.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

He is taught to write letters that hang from a bar, and eventually to cobble these intricate shapes into his name.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri