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Mending is an English word with synonyms like garment or repair. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mending meaning

present participle and gerund of mend

Using Mending

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mend
  • Useful related words include: garment, repair, fix, fixing.
  • In the example corpus, mending often appears in combinations such as: mending the, mending and, mending fences.

Context around Mending

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mending

  • In this selection, "mending" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, times, visible, considers, fences, clothes and fractured stand out and add context to how "mending" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include confirmation of mending of fences and focuses on mending heart health. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mending" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mending

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Mending In past times, mending was an art. (8 words)

Recent reports say Pitt is “slowly” mending his relationship with his son. (12 words)

Robinson’s organization focuses on mending heart health disparities through advocacy, education, and empowerment. (14 words)

The 1950s carriage in Caen Street Car Park has been restored to become the permanent base for the new Braunton Community Men’s Shed, which offers men a social hub where they can learn new skills, enjoy making and mending and meet new friends. (44 words)

He could do this by mending fences with the international community, including the WHO, to start dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, which the global health body has said is accelerating in Africa. (32 words)

The father of four disclosed to the Sunday Mirror that he tried mending the bitter rift between them without success, even explaining that Debbie ignored him publicly at a supermarket. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Mending In past times, mending was an art.

She cares for him, fixing food and mending clothes between her work schedule, and he confides in her secrets he shouldn't share with a soul.

This year there will be several new competitions including visible mending and pressed flowers and there will also be a new section on Creative Technology.

Almost every project, from mending a single pothole to planning a new housing estate, requires a traffic management plan.

Meghan Markle has one major demand before she considers mending fences with Prince William and Princess Kate, according to a royal expert.

Nikki has witnessed tenants enrolling in vocational courses, mending fractured relationships, getting their cars repaired, and pursuing passion projects that were once out of reach.

Robinson’s organization focuses on mending heart health disparities through advocacy, education, and empowerment.

She can’t even take the first step and show up to start mending fences.

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The 1950s carriage in Caen Street Car Park has been restored to become the permanent base for the new Braunton Community Men’s Shed, which offers men a social hub where they can learn new skills, enjoy making and mending and meet new friends.

The 20-pound black Carpenter-Nevens iron is one that a tailor most likely would have used for mending clothes due to its enormous weight.

The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex is said to be planning an extended stay in his home country to ‘prioritise mending his broken relationship with his family’.

The father of four disclosed to the Sunday Mirror that he tried mending the bitter rift between them without success, even explaining that Debbie ignored him publicly at a supermarket.

While mending his broken heart at the luxury retreat, John will be put onto a diet which includes lots of broth, juice, lemon water and alkaline water.

Countries such as Germany, which will claim that they have spent years mending the roof while the sun shone, are now spending vast sums supporting their domestic companies.

He could do this by mending fences with the international community, including the WHO, to start dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, which the global health body has said is accelerating in Africa.

Jordaan suggested that Safa would broker mending the relationship‚ should that be necessary‚ between the Amiens SC midfielder and Ntseki.

Mending fences on the ranch, watching cats in the barn, evoking interrogations, domestic strife, slapstick and Samuel Beckett – they’re all in there.

Recent reports say Pitt is “slowly” mending his relationship with his son.

The invitation to NEC is a likely confirmation of mending of fences between the two.

The main purpose is to save the relationship or marriage by mending whatever differences there may be.

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Common combinations with mending

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mending" in a sentence?
An example: "Mending In past times, mending was an art." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mending" from authentic English texts.
What does "mending" mean?
Mending means: present participle and gerund of mend
What are synonyms of "mending"?
Common synonyms of "mending" include: garment, repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, reparation, improvement.
How many example sentences with "mending" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mending", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.