mend fences

idiom

variants or mend one's fences

: to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement

She mended fences with her father.

She and her father are trying to mend their fences.

After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.

Examples of mend fences in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

King Charles, however, is moving ahead with his decision to mend fences with his son. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Aug. 2025

But the Lamont administration has acknowledged a need to mend fences after the vetoes of the housing bill and a measure that would have provided jobless benefits for strikers, both priorities of various elements of the Democratic coalition and its party’s legislative leaders. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025

Bondi is chiefly tormented about leaks rather than trying to mend fences. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

Saks Global is doing its best to mend fences with its vendors. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 June 2025

Rhymes for mend fences

• commences
• condenses
• defences
• defenses
• dispenses
• expenses
• offences
• offenses
• pretences
• pretenses
• sixpences
• valences