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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Berger expects to patch together a combination of private funding and public financing.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Everything in popular culture feels recycled or reanimated or patched together out of preexisting elements.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025
Most guides are patching together a year of work by bouncing from operation to operation to build a living.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 19 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Everything in popular culture feels recycled or reanimated or patched together out of preexisting elements.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025
Most guides are patching together a year of work by bouncing from operation to operation to build a living.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 19 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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“Patch together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20together. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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