fix up
verb
fixed up; fixing up; fixes up
Examples of fix up in a Sentence
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Villagers begin to fix up their buildings and open new enterprises.
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Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Harris, who is also a minister, had a dream of fixing up the block but didn't have any properties then.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Brown said her family believes the elevated lead levels may have come from a house her parents had fixed up.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
In addition to a new roof or impact windows, PACE could now cover elevating homes because of flood risk, fixing up a seawall and something long sought by Miami-Dade County — septic to sewer conversions.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Americans poured money into fixing up their properties at the same time.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
Kouri's family says Eric was on board with the plan to fix up the house and sell it for a large profit.
—Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Bob the Builder will soon be fixing up the big screen.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
The Yolo County recycle barn doesn’t have the money or manpower to fix up items, such as repairing rusty bikes or repainting old furniture.
—Marjorie Kirk, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Harris, who is also a minister, had a dream of fixing up the block but didn't have any properties then.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Brown said her family believes the elevated lead levels may have come from a house her parents had fixed up.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
In addition to a new roof or impact windows, PACE could now cover elevating homes because of flood risk, fixing up a seawall and something long sought by Miami-Dade County — septic to sewer conversions.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Americans poured money into fixing up their properties at the same time.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
Kouri's family says Eric was on board with the plan to fix up the house and sell it for a large profit.
—Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Bob the Builder will soon be fixing up the big screen.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
The Yolo County recycle barn doesn’t have the money or manpower to fix up items, such as repairing rusty bikes or repainting old furniture.
—Marjorie Kirk, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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