patch
noun
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place.
was patching
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past progressiveof patch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Kyrie’s mother, Candice, had filed the paperwork for free lunch after her husband was sidelined by a car accident and she was patching together part-time jobs.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
Navy rescue and salvage ship, pulled into a port in India’s southeast this summer, the job at hand was patching up the aging vessel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
At the time, Mr. Hendricks was patching together a meager living as a songwriter and occasional singer.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2017
Gelb and other biographers have speculated that O'Neill had a change of heart because he was patching up a relationship with his father, a devout Catholic, and he feared the play would alienate his family.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2011
Victor, with hammer and nails and scraps of scantling, was patching a comer of one of the galleries.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
