patched

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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

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

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

As bad as it looked, there in the Albemarle, I still think we could have patched it up somehow.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt