Example Sentences

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I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Those positions will not return, even as the business mends, executives said.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

Later in the day, chefs from nearby restaurants would come by the shaded spot where Tibau mends his nets and buy the morning’s catch for about $175.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Later in the day, chefs from nearby restaurants would come by the shaded spot where Mr. Tibau mends his nets and buy the morning’s catch for about $175.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

In the story he mends his broken heart by turning it to stone.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri