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

As for Aznavorian, he hopes the U.S. mends trade relations with its allies.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

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

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

A destitute woman draped in a torn and tattered apron mends socks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

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

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri