fixed up
Example Sentences
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The bathroom is a part of Abraham Lincoln's office and cabinet room, which former President Harry Truman fixed up as a part of his massive renovation of the White House in the late 1940s.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
Mohammed fixed up a job before he even hit UK soil, he says, as his cousin was already here and working illegally.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
But the new owners had fixed up the place, there hadn’t been police activity in years, and families were now living there.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025
Mugenyi is a reseller, one of a small community of entrepreneurs who comb the Greater Seattle area for pre-owned goods that can be fixed up or parted out and sold for a profit, often overseas.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
My grandmother had fixed up the yellow house very nicely so that many visitors who passed through Ville Rose came to stay in it.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
