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fender

[fen-der] / ˈfɛn dər /


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Netta Levy, an eldercare adviser and founder of LifeCare Concierge, recently had a driving discussion with her mom, after a few fender benders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

And this latest fender bender might be the one that finally illuminates dashboard warning lights for those bosses who have always so hastily turned to Woods in the past.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

In the movie, Wayne’s character played by actor Mike Meyers makes repeated visits to the shop just to gaze at the fender guitar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.

From Slate ● May 12, 2024

Dinner done and we sitting with our feet upon the fender, I said to Herbert, “My dear Herbert, I have something very particular to tell you.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Large black fenders are lowered to prevent the larger ship from crushing the smaller one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

In both cases, the fenders absorbed and deflected the energy, but the 2007 collision, with an oil tanker, damaged the fenders and the ship, causing it to spill more than 53,000 gallons of oil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025

But if the bridge is rebuilt with fenders or dolphins to improve safety, no such exemption will apply.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

It also appears the bridge did not have "fenders" - an added layer of protection around a bridge pier - that could have absorbed some of the impact.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024

So they raced each other all the way, and in the last block they tried to pass each other, and one of the fenders got torn off.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater


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