repair to
phrasal verb
repaired to; repairing to; repairs to
old-fashioned + formal
: to go to (a place)
After dinner, the guests repaired to the drawing room for coffee.
—sometimes used humorouslyShall we repair to the coffee shop?
Examples of repair to in a Sentence
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As such, the state often steps in to fund major repairs to the park’s historic buildings.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
That one allowed quick repairs to a storm drain pipe along Carlsbad Village Drive near Pontiac Drive, where the combination of intense rain, debris flow and intrusive tree roots caused erosion that threatened to undermine the road.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
There is nothing new about federal funding to help states with emergency repairs to highway infrastructure.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Around that same time, the officer on duty for the Maryland Transportation Authority told officers who were at both ends of the bridge for the road repairs to close traffic, which likely saved lives.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
The controversial plan, which advocates and lawmakers say will mitigate traffic and help fund repairs to key infrastructure, is the first of its kind for a major US city.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The county estimated that the tax would have raised $30 million a year, and nearly all of that — except $5 million set aside for helping the homeless — would have gone to fund construction projects, including repairs to two county courthouses and fixes to roads and bridges.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services shelled out more than $390,000 in reimbursement for repairs to levees in Sacramento County that were damaged over a year ago by a series of atmospheric river storms that also caused deadly flooding.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
The company attributed the surge in repairs to parts availability.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
That one allowed quick repairs to a storm drain pipe along Carlsbad Village Drive near Pontiac Drive, where the combination of intense rain, debris flow and intrusive tree roots caused erosion that threatened to undermine the road.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
There is nothing new about federal funding to help states with emergency repairs to highway infrastructure.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Around that same time, the officer on duty for the Maryland Transportation Authority told officers who were at both ends of the bridge for the road repairs to close traffic, which likely saved lives.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
The controversial plan, which advocates and lawmakers say will mitigate traffic and help fund repairs to key infrastructure, is the first of its kind for a major US city.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The county estimated that the tax would have raised $30 million a year, and nearly all of that — except $5 million set aside for helping the homeless — would have gone to fund construction projects, including repairs to two county courthouses and fixes to roads and bridges.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services shelled out more than $390,000 in reimbursement for repairs to levees in Sacramento County that were damaged over a year ago by a series of atmospheric river storms that also caused deadly flooding.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
The company attributed the surge in repairs to parts availability.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Repair to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repair%20to. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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