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fender

[fen-der] / ˈfɛn dər /


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And this latest fender bender might be the one that finally illuminates dashboard warning lights for those bosses who have always so hastily turned to Woods in the past.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

The damage included shooting down one of our own fighter jets and a carrier fender bender with a civilian ship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2026

Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.

From Slate May 12, 2024

He’d drive there in his rusted-out old Chevy, its left fender flapping against the pavement, shooting sparks.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

With the race cars stripped of fenders and windshields, their drivers were inundated and miserable.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

But if the bridge is rebuilt with fenders or dolphins to improve safety, no such exemption will apply.

From Seattle Times Apr. 2, 2024

It also appears the bridge did not have "fenders" - an added layer of protection around a bridge pier - that could have absorbed some of the impact.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

“Thank heavens for the fenders we have at the Bay Bridge and elsewhere — that protected the Bay Bridge back in 2007.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2024

Some tar had oozed down the fenders, marring the blue color, and later, after Master went indoors, Ugwu carefully wiped it off, until the black glob covered only the headlights.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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