patching up

Example Sentences

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A day later, they were still focused on finalizing the details and patching up gaps in the agreement, the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

In traditional Franco-German style, both sides are now publicly patching up and putting on the mandatory common front.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

They are becoming the team proverbially patching up one hole only to see another develop.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Agricultural workers in Sacramento County ushered in the New Year by patching up a weakened levee system.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

In the afternoon, James and Dicey started patching up the holes in the porch screens, where the screens had pulled out of the wood or just ripped.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt