How to Use fixer-upper in a Sentence

fixer-upper

noun

• Even the era of finding a cheap fixer-upper might be over.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
• The best way to deal with fixer-uppers and frenzied fans is to silence them early in the game.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
• In this one, the gang ends up at Carol's fixer-upper of a house (Benton brings beer!
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
• The options have been too small, too remote or too much of a fixer-upper.
  — Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• How does a two-bedroom fixer-upper a block from the airport sound?
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2023
• The house is a one-bedroom, one-bath fixer-upper that once belonged to the parents of one of Lee’s high school friends.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
• The home, paid in cash, proved to be another fixer-upper, and came slightly charred due to a past fire.
  — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 16 July 2023
• Burke moved to the neighborhood in 2012, purchasing a fixer-upper that had been on the market for a year.
  — Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• Of course, there are plenty of downsides to buying a fixer-upper as well.
  — Becca Stanek, theweek, 26 July 2024
• But profit is not the main driver for most buyers of fixer-uppers.
  — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
• In 1993, Kathy Wurzer and her husband were looking for a fixer-upper – a house the couple could put their mark on.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
• Joanna Gaines just pulled off a fashion fixer-upper by taking the simplest look in your closet up a notch.
  — Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
• In many cases, the sort of historical idea of a starter home is often something that requires work, a fixer-upper.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
• Still, compared with those slick fixer-upper shows on HGTV, that only makes success seem less assured.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
• There are a couple of outbuildings including a fixer-upper cottage that in the right hands would one day make a fabulous pool house.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
• And with their exit comes a great opportunity for people eager to buy a fixer-upper of their own.
  — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
• Mike Minor and Kyle Gibson made nice fixer-upper stories.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
• The renter is selling her home, a Victorian fixer-upper in Kansas.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• In the other two episodes, Laine renovated a fixer-upper in Wilmington, N.C., to create her dream beach house.
  — Erin Clements, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
• The property was a fixer-upper in the Ormewood Park neighborhood of Atlanta’s Eastside.
  — Jessica Fu, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• This fearless couple harnessed the power of the internet and turned a simple South Carolina fixer-upper into the home of their dreams.
  — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The couple helps families choose a fixer-upper home, then fix it up in Joanna's signature farmhouse style.
  — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
• Image Many people trying to buy their starter homes are finding only fixer-uppers.
  — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 2 June 2024
• Tom had some arcade games for me, in various states of functionality, from mint to fixer-upper.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 25 June 2023
• A few years back, Brooke and her husband purchased a fixer-upper mid-century home in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023
• Some residents are anxious to know if Gaines has bigger plans to give Archer City a fixer-upper makeover or if the books are about to disappear and the buildings left vacant, like many other buildings on the town square.
  — Ed Lavandera, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• But interest in relatively cheap, old fixer-uppers has boomed as the cost of newer houses has skyrocketed over the past few years.
  — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
• But even with its history and a location in one of LA’s swankiest neighborhoods, calling the house a fixer-upper would be a generous description.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
• In addition to its architectural charm—the second-floor balconies and impressive turret are designed to dazzle—the Old Granville House serves as the original fixer-upper.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• Josiah’s father was an engineer turned insurance salesman, and the family lived in a fixer-upper surrounded by woods and farmland.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025