tend
Example Sentences
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The new employee is meant to stay in an attic whose door tends to get stuck, and can be locked from outside.
Previously patients tended to be older, but the "majority of referrals are now 18 to 25 years old".
From BBC
Instead, workers tend to unretire when it is easiest to do so, when the job market is strong.
From MarketWatch
Things tend to look slightly better during the midterm year of a president’s second term.
From MarketWatch
A certain strain of square-jawed, thick-necked actors tends to feature, occasionally substituting for each other in sequels and later seasons.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
