bender
noun
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
benders
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pluralof bender.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With the number of neon benders dwindling, those who remain form a small, tightknit community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Eventually he finds his Earth Kingdom teacher, Toph, a blind young woman who is also one of the world’s greatest benders.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Last year, Kinigstein managed to avoid any fender benders while driving to my house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023
This is not just another of his verbal fender benders.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
He was fighting in his own country, hundreds of miles within his own benders, against an aggression which he had not provoked.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
