bender

Example Sentences

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Chaucer blasts into the novel on a bender and a dwindling book tour, arguing cluelessly against widespread comparisons between himself and Sylvia Plath’s husband, Ted Hughes.

From Washington Post

Congress edged closer to realizing a slew of Democratic priorities when the Senate passed the climate and tax bill after an all-night legislative bender known as a vote-a-rama.

From New York Times

Supreme Court went on a conservative bender, throwing out abortion rights, allowing school prayer and so on.

From Seattle Times

Good sense may say don’t start the day By going on a bender.

From Washington Post

He cycled through good spells and prolonged benders.

From Los Angeles Times