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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
tend
[
tend
]
/
tɛnd
/
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Main Entry:
tend
Part of Speech:
Main Entry:
tend
Part of Speech:
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Example Sentences
In particular, dust and gases
tend
to obscure much of our view of the galaxy's structure.
Only types with small leaves
tend
to be deer resistant.
When they're really little they emulate their parents, but as they grow older they
tend
to look to other people.
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In particular, dust and gases
tend
to obscure much of our view of the galaxy's structure.
Only types with small leaves
tend
to be deer resistant.
When they're really little they emulate their parents, but as they grow older they
tend
to look to other people.
We
tend
to think of the ground beneath our feet as solid, steady, and unchanging.
The latter students
tend
to be older and typically enter with some college credits under their belt.
Flexible canes
tend
to lean over, even to the ground, in heavy rain or snow add to my plant list.
Ants that work cooperatively can handle bigger seeds, while ants that
tend
to work alone bury smaller seeds.
So although old people
tend
to be less healthy than younger ones, their cheerfulness may help counteract their crumbliness.
Richer people
tend
to work in air-conditioned buildings.
Warm colors
tend
to make people feel good and look great.
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