How to Use repair in a Sentence

repair

1 of 2 noun

• Frank told a judge in 2022 that Vickery was at the school to do repairs.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
• But car repairs claimed his funds, sending him back to the Hoosier state.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
• The resulting damage caused the closure of I-75 in the area for days for repairs.
  — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
• So more of us are putting off repairs and putting up with broken phones.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• The trains were shut down for two-and-a-half months for repairs that went $3 million over budget.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
• There’s also a QR code with each project that’ll link you to a video of Stardust doing the repair.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• Olmstead, the provost, said the university won’t pay for the repairs.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2023
• On Wednesday, repair workers fixed the front door, which Irvine hopes concludes the saga.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• Still, much remains unknown about the extent of the damage and how long a full repair will take.
  — Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
• Prices for auto repairs define the dilemma, and there is no quick fix.
  — Bob Fernandez, WSJ, 17 May 2023
• In rental homes, the landlord must agree to have the work done and not raise rents after the repairs and upgrades are completed.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2023
• Hawaiian Electric said its crews then went to the scene to make repairs and did not see fire, smoke or embers.
  — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
• Britain has no shortage of historic buildings in need of repair.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2023
• But the effect would be the same: The GOP bills would reduce the federal money available for repairs.
  — Tony Romm and Ian Duncan The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2023
• The team alleged in its suit that the stadium required as much as $187 million in repairs.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
• While the cost of EV production keeps going down, the cost of EV repairs keep going up at alarming rates.
  — José Rodríguez Jr. / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
• Hot Glue: For minor repairs like loose nose pads or a loose hinge, hot glue can be used as a temporary fix.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
• The Dolly Parton star situated in front of the Egyptian is in dire need of repair.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• When Sanders took the Jackson State job, the school’s practice field became a mud patch after rain, and its locker rooms were in need of repair.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
• Even concrete highways in good repair have expansion joints, and the X5 finds every one of them.
  — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 6 July 2023
• Caltrans has not released any information about the timeline for repair work and declined to speak with the Times about the project.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• Though the Brewers primarily cited a need for repairs, many of the other new projects are much more than that.
  — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
• That’s because a judge issues deadlines for the landlord to act, the repairs are monitored, and the landlord faces fines if the issue is not fixed.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• Nevertheless, rips and tears occur, in which case staff members are able to send their garments back to Cad & The Dandy for repairs.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
• There will also be bikes available for young children to try out during the event, a bike repair station, and free helmets.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• The building owner hired their own engineering firm to direct them in the repairs needed to be made.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
• The statue was removed for repairs in 2021, though the time capsule was discovered only this year.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• Image There is the electric motor repair shop, the pneumatic shop for brakes and air-conditioning, the car repair shop and the wheel and axle shop.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• Why have taxpayers helped fund $175 million in repairs on an old ship that may never return to sea?
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• Now, Enid’s City Council can turn back to other items on its agenda this month: sewer repairs, changes to traffic patterns and six new police cars.
  — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024

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repair

2 of 2 verb

• The shoulder, the bridge and guard rails have been repaired.
  — Charles Brandom, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
• The agency said Ford will repair the cars free of charge.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
• Trains inched past the mangled cars as crews repaired the tracks.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 6 June 2023
• The right to repair is cool and all, but what if phone screens…repaired themselves?
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
• All 21 coaches which were derailed have been moved and the rest of the site is being repaired so that services can start again.
  — Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 4 June 2023
• Some may repair very small holes but will likely include that in their bid.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Crews are working to clear and repair roads that were impacted.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
• Getting sober of course meant repairing decades of damage, in my life and in others’.
  — Mike Scalise, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
• Now her father’s money offered the hope that these bonds could be repaired.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• In 2019, docs removed a baseball-sized tumor from his jaw and repaired the bone with a piece of his fibula.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 May 2023
• The injury, confirmed in an MRI on Thursday, will require surgery to repair.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• Ray, the runner, refuses to have surgery to repair an aneurysm in his heart that could rupture at any moment.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 12 May 2023
• The El Dorado ran aground, but the passengers triumphed, and the steamer was repaired.
  — Natalie Meade, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
• To keep your house from becoming a statistic, replace or repair any locks that don’t work.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
• The plumbing issues must have gotten repaired enough for Grio to pass a same-day re-inspection.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• Doctors have repaired a malformation in the brain of a 34-week-old fetus.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• Two months after the storms, some vegetable companies are busy repairing their fields, which provide some jobs for those with the skills to do the work.
  — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• It was repaired the next morning with two pins and a titanium rod.
  — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
• Over the past five years, the city has spent about $1.7 million to repair the pier, not including the cost of staff time and additional resources.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
• As the owner of his shop, Steve Rosenberg clocked long hours, six days a week, repairing anything with wheels or an engine.
  — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 24 May 2023
• But repairing our soils has the potential to aid in tackling the climate crisis.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
• The winter months are a great time to repair and refresh your skin, and the Time Keeper 5-in-1 Moisturizer is a great way to start that routine.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023
• But, frankly, my desire to upgrade and repair my own gadgets is a lot more personal than that.
  — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
• Born with a heart defect, Jones underwent a six-hour, open-heart surgery to repair a leaky valve in February.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
• The world’s third-largest economy is struggling to repair a labor force cratered by rapid aging.
  — Joseph Coleman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• The city also plans to spend millions of dollars to repair or demolish old houses.
  — David A. Lieb and Kavish Harjai, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• The sleeping bags can be repaired, completely recycled, or resold when sent back to NEMO.
  — Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
• Authorities said the employees and guests were safe and had food and water, and that work to repair the roads to the hotel was close to completion.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
• Instead of getting rid of an item that has ripped or become damaged due to daily wear and tear, repair it instead!
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
• Rebuilding the bridge, repairing the cargo ship that hit it and compensating companies for the disruption at one of the nation’s busiest ports may take years to resolve.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024