patch together
phrasal verb
patched together; patching together; patches together
: to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way
She patched a meal together from what was in the cupboard.
They quickly patched together a new plan.
Examples of patch together in a Sentence
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Frank Dillane stars as Mike, a drifter in London sleeping on the city streets and attempting to patch together his life while caught in the throes of addiction.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
The Sooners' offensive line was an unmitigated mess last season, patched together with transfers and eventually beset by injuries.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 2025
Many Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) still run on infrastructure designed decades ago, patched together to handle cell phones and newer forms of communication.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
To compensate, companies patch together shadow meters, manual invoices, and spreadsheet rate cards.
—Scott Woody, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the past, companies were patching together products from dozens of cybersecurity vendors.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Every year, families like mine are expected to scramble — taking off work, coordinating carpools and burning through gas, time and patience — to patch together a system that CPS should have had in place months ago.
—Paul Wargaski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Traders had to jump between platforms, reference PDFs, and patch together watchlists manually.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 25 July 2025
In Chapman’s absence, the Giants had to patch together the third base position.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
The Sooners' offensive line was an unmitigated mess last season, patched together with transfers and eventually beset by injuries.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 2025
Many Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) still run on infrastructure designed decades ago, patched together to handle cell phones and newer forms of communication.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
To compensate, companies patch together shadow meters, manual invoices, and spreadsheet rate cards.
—Scott Woody, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the past, companies were patching together products from dozens of cybersecurity vendors.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Every year, families like mine are expected to scramble — taking off work, coordinating carpools and burning through gas, time and patience — to patch together a system that CPS should have had in place months ago.
—Paul Wargaski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Traders had to jump between platforms, reference PDFs, and patch together watchlists manually.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 25 July 2025
In Chapman’s absence, the Giants had to patch together the third base position.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
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“Patch together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20together. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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