mend fences
Example Sentences
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The Defense Department has plenty of reasons to mend fences with Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
The two men eventually met in 2017 in an attempt to mend fences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
But overtures by Pretoria and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit in May to the White House, with a delegation that included famous white South African golf players, failed to mend fences.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
He also inked a trade and minerals deal with Malaysia, and moved to mend fences with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after months of bad blood.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
I thought he must be trying to mend fences, because he asked for the south-side keys—he was actually going to help me lock my guys in, not just stand there and criticize.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
