patching up

Example Sentences

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A day later, they were still focused on finalizing the details and patching up gaps in the agreement, the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

It may find it has some patching up to do with the rest of the world too.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

This year, as the stream has moved and broken through some of the smaller dams, he’s seen the beavers expand and lengthen the large dam, patching up sections overnight.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

"Acting now is much cheaper than waiting for years and then patching up the damage that has been caused," he said when asked if he saw any signs of drift in Europe's climate agenda.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

Now he was stuck in the muck of the Pipeworks, patching up pipes that would leak and break again in a matter of days.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau