Verb
We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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The case wended its way through the El Dorado courts for several years before the grand jury returned indictments in 2022.—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025 Terry was enrolled in a supervised release program during a brief arraignment proceeding Thursday, sparing him any jail time as his case wends its way through Bronx Criminal Court.—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025 The Masters may be played from sunup to sundown, but the excitement generated by players wending their way around Amen Corner and jockeying for position atop the leaderboard at Augusta National or palling around with family during the Par 3 Contest doesn’t end when the final putt drops.—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Yet as the film wends its way through the narrow streets, harbors and glittering waters of Spain’s salty Galician coastline, immersing itself in chaotic gatherings of family and community, the title’s spiritual aspect takes on a rueful irony.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wend
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist — more at wind entry 3
Noun
German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends
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