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
It may find it has some patching up to do with the rest of the world too.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
They are becoming the team proverbially patching up one hole only to see another develop.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Albanese took office in 2022 intent on patching up relations with Australia's biggest trading partner, which had deteriorated over several years due to disputes over telecoms firm Huawei, espionage and COVID.
From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2023
Maddie was going off duty by the time the ambulance men had finished hurriedly patching up the German pilot and brought him into the ground floor office of the control tower.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
