patched

Example Sentences

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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

Yet by the next day reporters were working from home; broken glass was replaced; laptops sourced; the sixth-floor newsroom patched up.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

Some men were already out working with shovels and getting things patched up.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson