plural benders
1
: one that bends
2
: spree
hungover after a weekend bender
3
baseball, informal
: curveball
… throws a nasty bender in the zone …—
Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjian4
or bender tent British
: a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin
The teenager had left to live in a bender, a home-made shelter in the woods …—Emma Cooney
Emma CooneySynonyms
Examples of bender in a Sentence
He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend.
didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender
Recent Examples on the Web
The business has been on a bender, fueled by the availability of cheap debt and optimistic projections about the potential of fledgling streaming platforms.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
The show is set in a medieval fantasy world full of benders, those who can manipulate one of the elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
The oddly appealing result sounds a bit like Usher and T-Pain at the end of a wild bender.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
This seems to have been the worst period for Elon’s drug bender, as other friends encouraged him to take Ellison’s offer, or attend rehab.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2024
Federal prosecutors are now investigating the incident, which led Cruise to halt its fleet nationwide and undercut GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra’s vision to transform the carmaker from a 20th-century metal bender to a transportation company of the future.
—David Welch, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
And even a cursory read of Mr. Biden’s memoir is enough to pour cold water on the idea that his benders were much more than grinding episodes of addiction and grief, which put his family through an excruciating emotional ordeal.
—Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
His chief competitor for competence includes Louisa (Rosalind Eleazar), who lost her partner last season, and is now seemingly on a bender of anonymous men and risky behavior that might end her days.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
His dubious paychecks and I.R.S. woes and benders and paternity drama and naked selfies make up a tragicomic monument to human frailty, one that seems out of place even in the hall of ne’er-do-well White House relatives—your Billy Carters, your Roger Clintons.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
The show is set in a medieval fantasy world full of benders, those who can manipulate one of the elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
The oddly appealing result sounds a bit like Usher and T-Pain at the end of a wild bender.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
This seems to have been the worst period for Elon’s drug bender, as other friends encouraged him to take Ellison’s offer, or attend rehab.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2024
Federal prosecutors are now investigating the incident, which led Cruise to halt its fleet nationwide and undercut GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra’s vision to transform the carmaker from a 20th-century metal bender to a transportation company of the future.
—David Welch, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
And even a cursory read of Mr. Biden’s memoir is enough to pour cold water on the idea that his benders were much more than grinding episodes of addiction and grief, which put his family through an excruciating emotional ordeal.
—Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
His chief competitor for competence includes Louisa (Rosalind Eleazar), who lost her partner last season, and is now seemingly on a bender of anonymous men and risky behavior that might end her days.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
His dubious paychecks and I.R.S. woes and benders and paternity drama and naked selfies make up a tragicomic monument to human frailty, one that seems out of place even in the hall of ne’er-do-well White House relatives—your Billy Carters, your Roger Clintons.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bender. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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