patched
Example Sentences
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He then instructed me to pull back into the driveway and patched the tire for me on the spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last year, Firefox patched 73 bugs that it rated as either high severity or critical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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
“The vest is patched to show the wear from the guitar strap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
The old man was surprisingly beautifully dressed in a green corduroy suit, patched at the elbow.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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