mender

Example Sentences

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But in some ways, Mr. Trump has become a totem for the nation’s polarization rather than a mender of it.

From New York Times

My mother became a recycler and a mender, patching clothes, socking money away.

From New York Times

Regardless of who else joins what is expected to be a crowded field, Klobuchar will likely run as a fence mender, not a firebrand.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s not the kind of muscleman politician that will go in and clean up. He’s more of a conciliator and bridge mender. There are all these wild expectations now.”

From New York Times

Each one is staffed by a trained frame mender.

From Washington Post