- present tense form of bridge (3rd person singular).
bridges
Example Sentences
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For decades, the Mexican government has tried building bridges, a soft-power initiative known as acercamiento — or coming together — with its rising global diaspora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Wales head coach Craig Bellamy has "burnt a lot of bridges" after his proposed move to Burnley broke down, former team-mate Iwan Roberts has said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Instead, under the sensitive direction of Nicola Murphy Dubey, the later scenes find the characters tentatively forging bridges built by the unexpected and unhappy turns their lives have taken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
And Lander went on TV today and called for Democrats to “build bridges between more progressive candidates and more moderate candidates.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“And to answer yer asking, there’s shallow crossings a couple days’ traveling upstream but there ain’t no bridges for a good distance more either way.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
