fix-it
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Then up, up, and up, past the markets, clothing boutiques, fix-it shops, the swirling schools of motor scooters and all those purple jacaranda trees, starting their seasonal bloom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Although the law doesn’t cover cars, Hardigree said it shows that Walz subscribes to a fix-it ethos that many vintage car owners can appreciate.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
But first try moving your router and other fix-it experiments from Geoff’s column.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023
It's why so many of us love a one-bowl dessert recipe, sheet pan dinner or fix-it and forget-it slow cooker situation.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2023
And yet the hope that we could start our own little fix-it shop and qualify as merchants steadily grew with the collection of coins in the tin can.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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