How to Use stitch up in a Sentence

stitch up

verb
  • Netflix has stitched up a solution.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Next its decision-making software would have to figure out how best to stitch up the gash.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
  • Robert De Niro—stitched up like a baseball, all snarl and soul-ache—also makes for a pretty good monster.
    — Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Based on his social media updates, Green appears stitched up, in good spirits, and ready to keep going.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Walmart also sells yarn needles, both metal and plastic, which are perfect for stitching up your finished project.
    — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
  • As Claire and Elspeth figure out how to best stitch up Amy’s face, there’s a wedding celebration in Philadelphia.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Every time a surgeon uses an assistive robot to successfully stitch up a wound in a kidney, for example, the AI could refine its understanding of that procedure.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
  • Columbus Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli, who rushed off the ice late in the third period with blood dripping from his face, suddenly reappeared — all stitched up and cleaned up — on the bench with only 90 seconds left, begging to get back on the ice to join the hunt for the tying goal.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025

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