repairing

Example Sentences

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The youngster will need further surgeries, as her parents have been told repairing her heart is like "stitching jelly" and there is more pressure on it than is typical.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He’s 72 and does much of the farm work himself, pruning, repairing water lines and applying fertilizer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Researchers say this strategy differs from many traditional Alzheimer's therapies because it focuses on repairing the brain's own infrastructure instead of simply attacking plaques directly.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Older cities, such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and Milwaukee, face some of the biggest potential burdens for repairing and updating their infrastructure, the study found.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Now the black market is so much healthier than the legitimate economy I’ve seen people use zaires for repairing cracks in their walls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver