patched up
Example Sentences
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He has been inundated with customers wanting to have old bikes patched up.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
The sign, which features a rose over the green “Rose Bowl” lettering, was created in the 1950s and was patched up and tired looking after nearly 75 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
But then at the violent peak of their bitter rivalry in 2019 Jokowi and Prabowo also patched up their differences with minimal fuss.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
This is a very patched up team you have to say.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
We, too, were always being patched up, dropped somewhere, and told to do the best we could with what we had.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
