How to Use fix up in a Sentence
fix up
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It’s been fixed up and restored.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
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They had been fixed up by their manager.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Then the new owners will fix up the building and lease it out.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
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Thanks to an army of donors and volunteers, their home was fixed up.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
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There’s still much to be done to fix up the space, Andrews said.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
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In short, to fix up the plant in order to keep it open would be costly.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Players have to fix up an old house, work the land and rebuild the small town.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
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There was a doll to be fixed up and chastised with a hairbrush that was twice its length.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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The move also eased pressure on landlords to fix up their rentals.
—New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022
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They were fixed up on a blind date, and had an instant connection.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
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Handy with tools, Daniel offers to help Katie fix up her new home.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Handy's girlfriend had fixed up the garage so her son could live there, Delate said.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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So the shoot was the perfect timing to get fixed up and feel beautiful.
—Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
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The plan is to fix up the Queen Mary and reopen it to the public.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
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Through the program, young people learn to fix up old cars, and in turn, find well-paying jobs.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 5 July 2023
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Any suggestions on how to get this family to fix up their house, or even move?
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2024
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The drop in home sales takes away a couple of big reasons people fix up their houses.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
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And restoration companies sometimes buy stoves to fix up and sell.
—Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2020
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This is precisely why short sessions are then called; to fix up bills with holes and bills that fell through the cracks.
—Mathew Biadun, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
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Romance is also in the air for Muriel’s, who’s been fixed up by her well-meaning friends.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Bill fixed up the roof to create a communal deck and garden with views over the river.
—Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
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First of all, yes … pretty much any type of older bike can be fixed up and turned into a stylish commuter.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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Timing is a factor in choosing and fixing up a house, White said.
—Michele Lerner, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
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Her kids come back and suddenly the farmhouse fixer-upper has been fixed up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Those elements were fixed up in time for the building’s reopening late last year.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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The company has taken measures to fix up its balance sheet.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Haven’t heated the calls in the past to fix up their, uh, employee, um, safety measures.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 June 2022
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Homesteaders worked to fix up the building on weekends, mornings, and evenings.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
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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
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The night before his first fitting, while fixing up the zipper, Vazquez tore a large hole in the shirt.
—Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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