patch up
Example Sentences
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You never know when you might need to patch up a cut, disinfect a wound, or even help an injured traveler on the side of the road.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The 43-year-old, who minds children and elderly people for a living, tries her best to patch up her apartment but worries about the cracks in the walls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The question that’s been glossed over, however, is whether the ballroom would really patch up security for the president.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
The estimated amount that 51 U.S. investor-owned utilities plan to spend for the next five years to patch up an aging power grid and meet rising electricity demand for the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The NSA had instructed him to patch up fraying relations with Britain’s intelligence community—and also to lay the groundwork for spying on America’s enemies, as well as some of its closest friends.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
