fix up

Example Sentences

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Should I try to get a loan to fix up the inherited house and move there so I won’t have to pay rent?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Architect Capital is a San Francisco-based asset manager that looks to fix up businesses, especially where it sees opportunities to build a better financial infrastructure, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Duran, the Colorado architect trying to fix up the old hospital, is among those who have run into unexpected hurdles on the road to redevelopment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

The Department for Transport said it was supporting local authorities to fix "up to one million more potholes a year", but did not say how much money would be allocated.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

So she told them “Stay out of trouble from now on. It isn’t very easy to fix up things again. Remember that next time some ck’o’yo magician comes to town.”

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko