How to Use fix up in a Sentence

fix up

verb
  • It’s been fixed up and restored.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • They had been fixed up by their manager.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Then the new owners will fix up the building and lease it out.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Handy's girlfriend had fixed up the garage so her son could live there, Delate said.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Bill fixed up the roof to create a communal deck and garden with views over the river.
    — Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The company has taken measures to fix up its balance sheet.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • What is meant to be a quick trip to fix up and sell the property quickly turns into something far more ominous.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The house needed some fixing up, but the property was perfect for his family of four.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
  • When single mother, April, is about to become an empty nester, decides to fix up her house to get ready to sell it.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Fort Worth needs to borrow a lot of money to fix up roads, build parks, and construct an animal shelter.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The woman soon fixed up John — handsome, affluent, newly single — on a date.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • City leaders have said the cost of fixing up the 50-year-old building is at least $345 million.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Jon also took charge of fixing up the house, saving the couple a fortune on major necessary repairs.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This would both help combat the housing crisis while also allowing young athletes to learn more about fixing up houses.
    — Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • They aren’t supposed to consider other factors, such as whether funds are available to fix up and maintain a property.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The designer fixed up the kitchen, replacing the crumbling floor and ceiling, and installed a vintage stove from eBay.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Those people doled out thousands of dollars, believing that Whalen would fix up and manage the properties on their behalf.
    — Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Three Billion Dollars for a job that should have been a $50 Million Dollar fix up.
    — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The duo has been, well, fixing up houses around the area for Fixer Upper since the early 2000s.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The McCrees are fixing up a new space in Del Paso Heights and hoping to rebuild.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When Taniya returns to college in the fall, Derek and Latasha will live in their RV while working on fixing up the house.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And some experts warn the ban could actually limit the supply of available homes, because investors often buy and fix up homes that would otherwise fall out of the market.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • For deal hunters and people fixing up their starter apartments, Wayfair has much to offer in the way of a truly massive selection of affordable lighting.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
  • But the town has stood the test of time thanks to Walter Knott, who purchased the place and its buildings in the 1950s and fixed up those that had lost their luster.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
  • This wasn't unusual; Brian Mann has been fixing up and selling four-wheel-drive vehicles since the 1980s.
    — Laura Lane, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Mutual Ground in Aurora has received a $2 million grant to fix up its historic home, while a larger expansion project sits on the horizon.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That's when Albom, who's Jewish, began fixing up a Christian orphanage run by an elderly pastor.
    — Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

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