How to Use "Repair" with Example Sentences

repair (v): to fix

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Used with nouns:

"She needs to repair her car."
(car, truck, faucet, toilet, engine, house, appliance, damage, leak, machine) *many additional nouns

Used with adverbs:

"This can be easily repaired."
(easily, quickly)

"He successfully repaired the damage."
(successfully)

"The car was poorly repaired."
(poorly, properly)

"The broken window was completely repaired."
(completely, fully)

repair (n): the act of fixing something

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Used with verbs:

"The house requires repair."
(requires, needs, is in need of)

"I did the repairs myself."
(did, completed, made)

"These repairs cost too much."
(cost)

"The roads are undergoing major repairs."
(be + undergoing)

Used with nouns:

"The repair bill was very high."
(bill, cost)

"The repair work was not done properly."
(work, job)

"I'm looking for a 24 hour repair service."
(service, shop)

"I bought a repair kit to fix it myself."
(kit)

"I cannot find the repair manual."
(manual)

Used with adjectives:

"The car needs minor repairs."
(minor, major, extensive, necessary, constant)

"The roof is going to be an expensive repair."
(expensive, costly)

"We had to make an emergency repair on the roof."
(emergency, immediate, quick, temporary)

"My husband is good with home repairs."
(home, building, house, roof, car)

"The city needs to spend money on road repairs."
(road)

Used with prepositions:

"The house is under repair."
(under)

"This broken bike is beyond repair."
(beyond)

"I took the car in for minor repairs."
(for)