patch up

Example Sentences

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Spectators are left exasperated while staff work to patch up the old machines, connected by fraying electrical wires.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The question that’s been glossed over, however, is whether the ballroom would really patch up security for the president.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Colabianchi, the theater’s superintendent, said he hopes Venezi can meet the orchestra and patch up their differences before she takes up her baton in the fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The surgeons had been able to patch up the holes in his heart and created valves, but they are leaking badly, with his condition managed by medication.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

I take out Uhmma’s sewing kit and patch up the hole as best as I can.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na