mending
Example Sentences
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After Hasina's fall, Dhaka wasted little time in mending fences with Islamabad.
From BBC
Inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.
From Salon
I had been mending a sweater as I told him the story, but I’d had my eyes closed, because only in memory could I truly see.
From Literature
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I had tried mending my uniform myself, but we had only blunt needles, and I wasn’t much good at sewing, so it soon came apart again.
From Literature
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This was a lie: the Shadow Dancer needed no mending—but somebody needed to stay with Nighthand.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.