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Examples of fender bender in a Sentence
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Her own 1996 Ford Taurus was in a fender bender in January.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
On the last day of his life, Jonathan Mauk got into a fender bender in the parking lot of the Walmart in Highland, an accident that would otherwise be of little consequence.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
What should a passenger do if their driverless vehicle gets into a fender bender?
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Police said no one was hurt in the collision and that the minor fender bender resulted in just a scratch or two, KTLA reported.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
Human drivers also tend not to report certain low-level crashes, like minor fender benders.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023
Ben Affleck's son Samuel Garner got into a fender bender while visiting a luxury car rental dealership over the weekend.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2022
Suspect Antonio Robles-Sanchez, 42, was involved in a fender bender in Scarsdale, located roughly 30 miles from New York City in Westchester County, just after 10:25 a.m Aug. 26, according to The Journal News of Rockland/Westchester.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2023
The incident was a minor fender bender and caused no injuries.
—Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1962, in the meaning defined above
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“Fender bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fender%20bender. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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