fix up

Example Sentences

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She seeks out John, first as a kindred spirit, then as a fix-up project.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2021

So I decided to do a résumé fix-up story, using myself as a guinea pig.

From Forbes • Sep. 15, 2014

Smith also likes to compare his role to that of a schoolboy trying to fix-up a friend with a long-shot date.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014

But on the evening that Mr. Olsher and his friend trooped to Brooklyn to see her perform and to meet her, Mr. Olsher’s friend became distracted and never engineered the fix-up.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012

That argument was killed by two World Series titles, a $250 million fix-up of the team's landmark Fenway Park, and salary spending second only to the New York Yankees.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2010