Mendes

British  

/ ˈmɛndɛz /

noun

1. Sam ( uel ) ( Alexander ). born 1965, British theatre and film director, who made his name as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, London (1992–2002) before directing the films American Beauty (1999), The Road to Perdition (2002), Revolutionary Road (2008), and Skyfall (2012)

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Example Sentences

Earlier in the game, Bayern manager Vincent Kompany and his players were also left incensed when PSG left-back Nuno Mendes escaped a second yellow card for a handball.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Nuno Mendes replaces that zone by moving from a back-three position to now playing on the left flank.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Just a month after he dropped “Lonely,” Bieber returned to his teen-idol woes — far less movingly, alas — in this dreary duet with Shawn Mendes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Right wing-back Frimpong pressed Neves on the touchline, while right centre-back Konate marked Mendes, the spare man who then dragged him out of position.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The Hornet Girls: Courtney Barrett, Clementine Cohen, Lulu Mendes, and Heather somebody are propped on the big rock beside the trailhead when Brian and I come out of the woods the next afternoon.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson