52 Verbs to Use for the Word repair

The church itself was undergoing repair and restoration, which is but another name for change.

It was no cot or farm, but a proud mansion, though badly needing repair.

If the dresses require slight repair, it should be done at once: "a stitch in time saves nine.

I am actually in the melancholy situation of Lord Byron's 'scorpion girt by fire'her circle narrowing as she goesfor I have been pursued by the household troops through every room successively, and begin to think of establishing my métier in the cellar; though I dare say, if I were to fix myself as comfortably in a hogshead as Diogenes himself, it would immediately be discovered that some of the hoops or staves wanted repair."

Should they seriously injure the big bombing plane there would be no way of making repairs.

The servant Jean came in, caught the eye of Madame de Sévénié, and announced: "The chauffeur of Monsieur Monk wishes me to say he has completed repairs on the automobile, and the rain has ceased.

The king undertook a thorough repair of the great Sanctuary, and during its progress a discovery was made by the high-priest Hilkiah of a copy of the Law, hidden amid the rubbish of one of the cells or chambers of the Temple.

This was due partly to the fact that there were not sufficient vessels to admit of adequate time being spent in harbour to rest the crews and effect necessary repairs, and partly to the nature of the work itself and the weather conditions under which so much of it was carried out.

I made, and finished the repairs of, the temple of the goddess Astarte, my lady, and of the temple of Martu, and of Bel, and Il, and of the sacred buildings and shrines of the gods belonging to my city of Ashur.

Two others are yet to be laid up so soon as they shall have received the repairs requisite to put them also into sound condition.

But on the following Tuesday, the weather becoming rough and boisterous, the fastenings gave way, and the squadron was obliged to lay to for some time to renew the repairs.

The whole of the line to Deir Sineid was not in running order, but broken culverts were given minor repairs, attention was bestowed on trucks, and the engines were closely examined while the Turks were shelling the station.

" Mr. Effingham and his cousin went out into the hall to receive the new guest, with whom the latter had become acquainted while superintending the repairs of the Wigwam.

He was capricious and intractable, complaining of Toni and the other two officials because they were not hastening repairs on the vessel.

The following day we erected tents and commenced some repairs to the jolly-boat, which was hauled up in the usual place; the other two boats were sent to the north end of the long sandy beach on the opposite side to examine the state of the rivulet which we had noticed there last year.

The engine, unless kept in thorough repair, would soon stop.

* * All the world by thee at first was made, And daily yet thou dost the same repair, Ne ought on earth that merry is and glad, Ne ought on earth that lovely is and fair, But thou the same for pleasure didst prepare.

This is, in America, a word-of-all-work, most frequently meaning repair, or prepare.

The steward had entire charge of the building and ordered all necessary repairs.

This seasonable supply and the probability of our procuring more turtles from the beach induced me to remain here a few days to perform some trifling repairs that could not be effected at sea.

In the distance sails are gliding, Nightly they to port repair; Bird-like, in their nests confiding, For a haven waits them there.

They even contemplated a three-night stand, which would make possible some very urgent repairs to their car.

Thus to his aid while pressing tides repair, He mounts and spreads his streamers in the air.

During the summer of 1860 Congress made an appropriation for these works; and the engineer captain who had been in charge for two years had indeed been ordered to begin and prosecute repairs in the two forts.

Hot and sweating men striving to renew some part or improvise, by bullock hide "reims," a temporary road repair that will bring them limping back to the advance base.

52 Verbs to Use for the Word  repair