fix up
verb
fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
Examples of fix up in a Sentence
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But that didn’t stop the owner of four restaurants in Western Maryland from fixing up a motel nearby — just so her staff would have somewhere to live.
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
Jenner remarried a month later — less than a year after getting fixed up with Caitlyn Jenner on a blind date.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
People who fix up a vacant property can get up to almost $67,000 (€60,000) for renovation, according to a government website.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 2023
In most cases, fixing up the bases is costing far more than expected and taking longer, federal reports show.
—Ralph Vartabedian, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Timing is a factor in choosing and fixing up a house, White said.
—Michele Lerner, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Griffin’s company fixed up one home at a time, selling the first few at a loss to lure buyers and reset the housing market.
—Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
Refurbished tech has been previously owned, returned to the factory, and fixed up to work like new.
—Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
The couple announced their plans to fix up the building back in Oct 2019.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
Jenner remarried a month later — less than a year after getting fixed up with Caitlyn Jenner on a blind date.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
People who fix up a vacant property can get up to almost $67,000 (€60,000) for renovation, according to a government website.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 2023
In most cases, fixing up the bases is costing far more than expected and taking longer, federal reports show.
—Ralph Vartabedian, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Timing is a factor in choosing and fixing up a house, White said.
—Michele Lerner, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Griffin’s company fixed up one home at a time, selling the first few at a loss to lure buyers and reset the housing market.
—Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
Refurbished tech has been previously owned, returned to the factory, and fixed up to work like new.
—Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
The couple announced their plans to fix up the building back in Oct 2019.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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