patched

Example Sentences

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Korzenik says that up until now, the U.S. has largely patched over the challenges that fewer younger workers bring by using foreign-born workers.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

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 vest is patched to show the wear from the guitar strap.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Until then, all kinds of designs were patched together from silk, linen, wool or “anything at hand.”

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Bolstering his claims, no Ralston operator had a record of the call being patched through to the Fairfax operator.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann