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
The Liberal Party leader said both parties had patched up with an agreement that neither party could overturn decisions taken by the coalition's joint "shadow cabinet" of senior lawmakers.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
The home side had a patched up pace attack and first-choice spinner Shoaib Bashir is out with a broken finger.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
By Thursday afternoon, the wall appeared to be patched up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024
My grandmother patched up Bulelwa’s ear and made sure to stop the bleeding.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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