mend
verb (used with object)
to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing.
had mended
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past perfectof mend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When he entered the race for attorney general, Roy said he and Trump had mended fences, pointing to the president’s remark last summer that Roy is “not easy, but he’s good.”
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
But following Busch’s death, Earnhardt was grateful that time had mended the relationship between the two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
De Havilland said the two had mended their differences before her sister’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2020
How nice it would be to wake up on publication day and discover that Jared Kushner had mended an age-old hatred, leaving me with bupkis to talk about on NPR?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2017
The fishermen folded freshly knotted nets they had mended in winter while their wives, beside them at the fire, made the sweaters they would wear on their boats.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
