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How to use fixing in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Fixing means the act of subverting (fixing) a vote. Example: “It's fixing to rain.”

Examples of fixing by meaning

verbGoing; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.

  • It's fixing to rain.

More sentences with fixing

  • If you can't fix it with duck tape, it's not worth fixing.From the entry duck tape
  • I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.From the entry suggestion
  • The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.From the entry fruitless
  • The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.From the entry complicated
  • He spent all his time grouching about the problem instead of fixing it.From the entry grouch
  • When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.From the entry shrug
  • Thank you so much for fixing my car; you're a real lifesaver!From the entry lifesaver
  • If you guys are fixing up that boat together to share it, I'll go in too.From the entry go in
  • He was handed a ban for one year for match fixing in cricket.From the entry match fixing
  • That chair wants fixing and a clean.From the entry want
  • She is having a devil of a time fixing it.From the entry devil
  • I tried fixing it to no avail.From the entry avail
  • The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.From the entry lip service
  • She's good enough at fixing vacuum cleaners that she should hang out her shingle and try making some money at it.From the entry hang out one's shingle
  • I've been fixing up the boat for the holidays.From the entry fix up
  • Julia's got all the fixings for a great party!From the entry fixings
  • I'll have all of the fixings on Thanksgiving!From the entry fixings
  • I’m fixing to whoop you if you don’t shut up.From the entry fix to
  • Because of the ease of collusion, particularly price fixing, duopolies and oligopolies easily produce outcomes as bad for the general public as outright monopolies.From the entry oligopoly
  • There's absolutely no mention in the patch notes about them fixing the scaling issue with body gear.2024 November 8, DrForester, Reddit. From the entry Hrothgal
  • Engineers work on fixing a section of Provincial No. 14 in Nantou's Ren-ai Township Monday.2023 August 7, “Rain damage”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2024, Photos of the Day. From the entry Ren-ai
  • Shrutakirti paused in the act of fixing a diamantine necklace around Kunti's throat.2017, Ashok K[umar] Banker, The Children Of Midnight (The Epic Mahabharata; book 1), Jaico Publishing House, →ISBN. From the entry diamantine
  • "In other words, the ONLY indulgences we'll be getting for a while is fixing your wardrobe.2013, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain, volume 1, →ISBN, page 199. From the entry indulgence
  • By finding and fixing my aneurysm before it ruptured, I had miraculously dodged a bullet.2013 October 4, Tony Nitti, “Switching Gears”, in Forbes, retrieved 06 Mar 2014. From the entry dodge a bullet
  • Am fixing to do to you what men do to women; and that is dis-virgin them.'2013, Gideon C. Mekwunye, “The Hotel”, in Tear Drops, →ISBN, section, page 325. From the entry disvirgin
  • Instead of fixing him with the requisite Nancy Reagan gaze, she kept sneaking glances out the window.2011 February 12, Miriam Lord, “Hard to keep up the Nancy Reagan gaze when a rugby hero undresses”, in The Irish Times. From the entry Nancy Reagan gaze
  • As the cyclomatic complexity increases, the difficulty of fixing the code increases.2006, Linda M. Laird, M. Carol Brennan, Software Measurement and Estimation: A Practical Approach, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry cyclomatic complexity
  • Following the silver dye-bleach, unwanted silver salts are removed in a fixing bath.2000, Ralph Jacobson, Sidney Ray, Geoffrey G Attridge, Manual of Photography. From the entry rehalogenize
  • Fixing cars in the time of shortages can be very profitable.1999, George Oscar Lee, Goat for Azazel: A World War II Story, Xlibris (hardback) (paperback), chapter 4, page 92. From the entry Cracov
  • Note: No metal fixings must be used when fixing the lippings.1981, Peter Brett, Carpentry and Joinery for Building Craft Students 2. From the entry lipping
  • One of the staff was up in the flies fixing the weight for the mast.1937, Ngaio Marsh, chapter 14, in Vintage Murder, New York: Jove Books, published 1978, page 156. From the entry flies
  • Fixing the queen with a stare that speaks volumes, Rhaenys wheels Meleys around and shoots off into the sky.2022 October 16, Jenna Scherer, “An enticing House Of The Dragon crowns Westeros' new ruler”, in AV Club. From the entry talk about
  • I love the Cape Cod Reuben — expertly battered and fried cod on rye bread with all the traditional Reuben fixings.2022 July 19, Sandi Barrett, “9 Fantastic Waterfront Restaurants On Cape Cod”, in Travel Awaits, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2022. From the entry Cape Cod Reuben
  • Many of the SS expositions, in fixing 'subaltern' as 'peasant', or as 'not-yet-proletarian', could then be said to be mistheorising altogether.2020, Benjamin Zachariah, “Antonio Gramsci's Moment of Arrival in India”, in Benjamin Zachariah, Lutz Raphael, Brigitta Bernet, editor…. From the entry mistheorise
  • They all sucked their teeth and started fixing my plate.2018, King Vance, L's Angels. From the entry bussin'
  • Cecil Stuckless was fixing a Jeep in Salvage, Newfoundland with his son-in-law, who was working under the car.2013 July 22, “Septuagenarian Superhero? Man Lifts Car Off Son-In-Law”, in NPR, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2024. From the entry Newfoundland
  • For now everything was fixing to be all right.2005, Tabor Evans, Longarm Giant 24. From the entry painsome
  • Agitate with ten inversions initially and then for 10 seconds out of every minute for the remainder of the fixing time.2003, Bruce Warren, Photography: The Concise Guide, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 69. From the entry fixer
  • Susan Bennett sat rigid, smoothing her skirt round her chumpy thighs and fixing her gaze on the wall above Marissa Caldwell.2000, Michael James, That'll Teach You!. From the entry chumpy

Meaning of fixing

  1. noun The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
  2. noun Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc.).
  3. noun See fixings.

Full definition of fixing

Questions about fixing in a sentence

How do you use fixing in a sentence?
Fixing is used as a noun and verb. For example: “It's fixing to rain.”
What is a short sentence with fixing?
“It's fixing to rain.”
What does fixing mean?
Fixing means the act of subverting (fixing) a vote.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fixing (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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