plural benders
1
: one that bends
2
: spree
hungover after a weekend bender
3
baseball, informal
: curveball
… throws a nasty bender in the zone …—
Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjian4
or bender tent British
: a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin
The teenager had left to live in a bender, a home-made shelter in the woods …—Emma Cooney
Emma CooneyExamples of bender in a Sentence
He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend.
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
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The defense argued that the robberies were committed during a multi-day drug bender, when the two were impaired from narcotics and lack of sleep.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Admittedly, the year started with the consensus brimming with high expectations, with valuations at post-pandemic highs and retail investors on a raging risk bender.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
Think of the cover as less ELO spaceship rock trip and more of a time-traveling bender to Studio 54.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
But much of Sasaki’s early success could depend on the effectiveness of his third pitch, an improving slider that has taken several forms for Sasaki over the years — from a slower bender with big spin and break, to a slightly firmer version that acts more like a cutter.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Admittedly, the year started with the consensus brimming with high expectations, with valuations at post-pandemic highs and retail investors on a raging risk bender.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
Think of the cover as less ELO spaceship rock trip and more of a time-traveling bender to Studio 54.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
But much of Sasaki’s early success could depend on the effectiveness of his third pitch, an improving slider that has taken several forms for Sasaki over the years — from a slower bender with big spin and break, to a slightly firmer version that acts more like a cutter.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bender. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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