cobble

Example Sentences

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Now, I’m the one who must cobble together an agenda if I want even a fraction of that payback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

It can help people who don’t know how to talk about themselves cobble a few sentences together about their hobbies or spit out some ideas to replace “Bios aren’t my thing.”

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Instead, policymakers have had to rely on an array of private data and state administrative records—as well as regional bank surveys and research—to cobble together a picture of the U.S. economy.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

At best, he might just cobble together a deal and ward off immediate defeat in the Assembly.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

He is taught to write letters that hang from a bar, and eventually to cobble these intricate shapes into his name.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri