patched

Example Sentences

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They are patched through to them from payphones in Evin prison via the Foreign Office, which has described their incarceration as "appalling" and "unjustifiable".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Korzenik says that up until now, the U.S. has largely patched over the challenges that fewer younger workers bring by using foreign-born workers.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Until then, all kinds of designs were patched together from silk, linen, wool or “anything at hand.”

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

But Kennedy and Makary patched things up, and the idea to limit his role was dropped, according to people familiar with the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Because he was the only Negro doctor for two hundred miles, Tony’s father delivered babies, gave tonics and cough medicine for head colds, and patched up scratches, cuts, and burns.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper