How to Use mend fences in a Sentence

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• This is a good time to mend fences or to kiss and make up.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2021
• Will the women who were out of line try to mend fences?
  — oregonlive, 13 July 2022
• There's a lot of work to be done to mend fences and move forward.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
• While Manchin may want to mend fences with climate voters, why sign the IRA now?
  — Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
• And if Brady is truly done, then the 49ers should try to mend fences with Garoppolo and bring him back.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• Stephens and his allies began making calls Tuesday night to try to mend fences.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2023
• When this war is over, the various governments will mend fences as each sees fit.
  — Don Lincoln, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
• So, maybe log out of Twitter long enough for the team to attempt to mend fences that the city can only hope aren't already too badly burned.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 19 Jan. 2021
• The relief in the air is palpable and Republicans seem ready to mend fences.
  — Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
• So, in an attempt to mend fences, Josh drives Dalton to his East Coast art school while their past demons begin to resurface.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
• Wait until later in the week to offer apologies, mend fences or ask for favors.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 13 June 2021
• Should Mayfield and the Browns just mend fences if Deshaun Watson is suspended for the season?
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 25 June 2022
• The kingdom is now on a mission to revamp its global image and mend fences with former foes.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 3 May 2023
• The kingdom is now on a mission to revamp its global image and mend fences with former foes.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 3 May 2023
• Wanting to mend fences and take care of the old man, Ted returns home with results as wild and unpredictable as the 1978 baseball season.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
• Wanting to mend fences and take care of the old man, Ted returns home with results as wild and unpredictable as the 1978 baseball season.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
• For his 2024 reelection, Manchin has to mend fences with climate voters.
  — Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
• Over two separate conversations, Warren and I talked less about the past nine months and more about where the conference can mend fences.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2020
• His work ethic was inspired by his father, who taught him to mend fences and bale hay — to honor manual labor.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• His work ethic was inspired by his father, who taught him to mend fences and bale hay — to honor manual labor.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Ella returns to her hometown to mend fences with her fractured family.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Nov. 2022
• For her part, Shannon famously attempted to mend fences with David, sending him and Lesley a baby gift after the birth of their daughter.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
• There’s still time to mend fences, but Lindsey comparing Stevie to Donald Trump is definitely not a step in the right direction.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2021
• McConnell has harshly criticized Trump as McCarthy aimed to mend fences with the former president.
  — Tyler Olson, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2021
• Monique has managed to mend fences with Candiace since the reunion (which was only a month before season 5 started filming), but Ashley has not.
  — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020
• Pressure has been growing within the Biden administration to mend fences.
  — Aaron David Miller, CNN, 23 June 2022
• Maharath said Ryan has needed to mend fences with Asian-Americans and progressives over an anti-China ad that ran earlier this year.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
• Should Ganassi’s lawyers win their preliminary injunction, manage to hold onto Palou’s contract and mend fences with the Spaniard, perhaps nothing will change.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2022
• There’s a really strong diplomatic energy as well here, which means this will be a really good time to mend fences and strengthen relationships.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• There’s a really strong diplomatic energy as well here, which means this will be a really good time to mend fences and strengthen relationships.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024