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
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Will the women who were out of line try to mend fences?
—oregonlive, 13 July 2022
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There's a lot of work to be done to mend fences and move forward.
—Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
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While Manchin may want to mend fences with climate voters, why sign the IRA now?
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
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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
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Stephens and his allies began making calls Tuesday night to try to mend fences.
—Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2023
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When this war is over, the various governments will mend fences as each sees fit.
—Don Lincoln, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
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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
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The relief in the air is palpable and Republicans seem ready to mend fences.
—Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
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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
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Wait until later in the week to offer apologies, mend fences or ask for favors.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 13 June 2021
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Should Mayfield and the Browns just mend fences if Deshaun Watson is suspended for the season?
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 25 June 2022
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The kingdom is now on a mission to revamp its global image and mend fences with former foes.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 3 May 2023
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The kingdom is now on a mission to revamp its global image and mend fences with former foes.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 3 May 2023
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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
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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
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For his 2024 reelection, Manchin has to mend fences with climate voters.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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Ella returns to her hometown to mend fences with her fractured family.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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McConnell has harshly criticized Trump as McCarthy aimed to mend fences with the former president.
—Tyler Olson, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2021
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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
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Pressure has been growing within the Biden administration to mend fences.
—Aaron David Miller, CNN, 23 June 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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