mender

Example Sentences

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My mother became a recycler and a mender, patching clothes, socking money away.

From New York Times

Regardless of who else joins what is expected to be a crowded field, Klobuchar will likely run as a fence mender, not a firebrand.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s not the kind of muscleman politician that will go in and clean up. He’s more of a conciliator and bridge mender. There are all these wild expectations now.”

From New York Times

Each one is staffed by a trained frame mender.

From Washington Post

Parents and children from around the neighbourhood have brought in their broken things to be fixed by menders, each with their own area of expertise.

From BBC