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 CooneyExamples 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
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Later on, Frank is seen peacefully praying after his bender.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
The table above suggests that the conditions are ripe for another price crash, albeit perhaps a fender-bender.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Some find enlightenment in meditation halls; others, in the dizzying haze of a Khao San Road bender.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
The table above suggests that the conditions are ripe for another price crash, albeit perhaps a fender-bender.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Frank Frank starts his day on a bender, wearing leopard-print underwear and surrounded by beautiful women.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Some find enlightenment in meditation halls; others, in the dizzying haze of a Khao San Road bender.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bender
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“Bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bender. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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