patching up
Example Sentences
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A woman who runs a local dry cleaner said most of her business became patching up uniforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
They are becoming the team proverbially patching up one hole only to see another develop.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Navy rescue and salvage ship, pulled into a port in India’s southeast this summer, the job at hand was patching up the aging vessel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
"Acting now is much cheaper than waiting for years and then patching up the damage that has been caused," he said when asked if he saw any signs of drift in Europe's climate agenda.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2023
Now he was stuck in the muck of the Pipeworks, patching up pipes that would leak and break again in a matter of days.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
