How to Use mend in a Sentence

mend

1 of 2 verb

• The town needs to mend these roads.
• Her arm mended slowly after surgery.
• Fishermen were mending their nets.
• His broken heart never completely mended.
• Will the women who were out of line try to mend fences?
  — oregonlive, 13 July 2022
• But The Kid Laroi show wasn't just a place to mend a broken heart.
  — Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
• If there was a bridge to mend, Roth’s rant was a wrecking ball.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
• James Kennedy has plans to mend the broken bridge between him and the Toms.
  — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• Andy attempts to mend the fractured group with the fate of long-time friendships in the air.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
• Don’t let that lie; go fix it, go mend it, swallow your pride.
  — Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• The fact that a broken heart can mend is insulting to the grandeur and the spectacle of love.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• Pull out that old pile of jeans, shirts, and jackets that need mending.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• Do Tully and Kate mend their friendship in the Firefly Lane book?
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
• But the race is on to mend the statute that Trump and his acolytes cited in their scheme to overthrow an election.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 20 Sep. 2022
• Feelings are hurt and then mended like the fences around the sheep enclosure.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• The talks occur as former Middle East foes move to mend fences.
  — Zeena Saifi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
• Ahead of the vote, Erdogan has been on a quest to mend fraying ties and strengthen old ones.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
• The brand promises to mend or replace any of their products for customers.
  — Quartz, 6 Dec. 2022
• Still, if the smallest slip up happens against the Bills, that can create a hole that will be much harder to mend.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2023
• But Musk has perhaps made those fences impossible to mend, in the short term.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• Even though Richards, 53, and Hilton, 63, were able to patch things over, Hilton wasn't able to mend the fences with Rinna as easily.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
• The Weeknd is taking some time to mend recent vocal issues.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022
• These 30 plus broken bones will mend, grow stronger, just like the love and bond with family and friends deepens.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
• These 30 plus broken bones will mend , grow stronger, just like the love and bond with family and friends deepens .
  — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
• These 30-plus broken bones will mend, grow stronger, just like the love and bond with family and friends deepens.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2023
• Yet convenient scapegoats will not be enough to mend our grief.
  — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2023
• Stephens and his allies began making calls Tuesday night to try to mend fences.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2023
• Last year, the country launched a repair scheme to encourage people to mend old clothes and shoes rather than throw them away.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
• Of course there were many times when, as Dorothy said to the Wizard of Oz, there was nothing in that black bag that could mend their hurts or solve their problems.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• Indiana will hope with a week and a day between trips to Madison and Champaign that Ware’s leg will have time to mend.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2024

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mend

2 of 2 noun

• You can hardly see the mend in the sleeve.
• His bride-to-be is feverish, but seems to be on the mend.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2023
• The same goes for their mom, who is on the mend and in good spirits.
  — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
• The same went for their mom, who was on the mend and in good spirits.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
• That’ll help with McAvoy (right shot) and Grzelcyk (left) on the mend.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• Last week, after a few bad days, my body seemed on the mend.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
• Wyatt is back home now and on the mend with lots of snuggles.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2022
• But the recent rise is a sign that the housing market may be on the mend.
  — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
• With McConnell on the mend for such a long time, the Pacers will have to lean on their depth.
  — Tony East, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
• Besides, the boys who got shot are on the mend and may have learned their lesson.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
• Emmanuel Todd Lopez the emu is on the mend after catching a virus.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
• That’s a big show of support for an industry that’s on the mend.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
• These days, Kritcher is on the mend — and is still in touch with his life-saving friend.
  — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• Despite three knee surgeries, Press is still on the mend.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• On the mend Allen missed his third straight game with an undisclosed illness.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2021
• His body is now on the mend and now Sickler’s back on the comedy grind.
  — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• Cory Wharton's 7-month-old daughter Maya Grace is on the mend.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2023
• Elton John, 76, is on the mend after falling at his home in the south of France over the weekend.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Now, the legendary gymnast is on the mend and ready to open up about her recent health scare.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2024
• And our economy has gone from being on the mend to being on the move.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 5 Apr. 2022
• Carey Hart is on the mend after surgery to fuse vertebrae in his neck.
  — Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
• Pharmacy sales are on the mend at Walgreens , thanks to Covid-19 shots.
  — Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 2 July 2021
• France has arrived in Australia this month as a World Cup favorite on the mend.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 22 July 2023
• This time on the mend from a stress fracture in his right rib cage, Sale is in a different spot.
  — Greg Levinsky, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
• Two of the Tigers young former first-round picks suffered injuries just days apart and now both are on the mend.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• His son Zafar Rushdie said in a statement on Sunday that the writer was on the mend.
  — Justine Browning, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2022
• The deputy who lost an eye in the shooting remains on the mend, Sheriff Rosie Rivera said Friday.
  — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Oct. 2021
• But some Huskies are also on the mend from surgery or other ailments.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 6 July 2021
• Luke Bryan is on the mend after canceling three shows over the weekend.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• Cori Broadus, Snoop Dogg’s 24-year-old daughter, is on the mend after suffering a stroke last week.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024