Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A collision involving motor vehicles that results in minor damage.
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- noun A
minor accident involving at least onemotor vehicle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage
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Examples
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When this issue came up in a previous campaign, Rivera's his car got into a fender-bender with a truck delivering campaign mail.
Margie Omero: What's at Stake for Women in the Midterms: Part 2 -- Hundreds of GOP Candidates With Women Problems Margie Omero 2010
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May 25th, 2010 at 9: 40 am fender-bender in: Science & Technology News
More Minor Accidents Blamed on Wider Cars fender-bender – Impact Lab 2010
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At the scene of her first fender-bender -- in Altadena -- she emerged from her little coupe with dark glasses, chignon and wide-brimmed hat all firmly in place.
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: Selling Mother's Louis Vuittons on eBay Elizabeth Boleman-Herring 2011
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When this issue came up in a previous campaign, Rivera's his car got into a fender-bender with a truck delivering campaign mail.
Margie Omero: What's at Stake for Women in the Midterms: Part 2 -- Hundreds of GOP Candidates With Women Problems Margie Omero 2010
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At the scene of her first fender-bender -- in Altadena -- she emerged from her little coupe with dark glasses, chignon and wide-brimmed hat all firmly in place.
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: Selling Mother's Louis Vuittons on eBay Elizabeth Boleman-Herring 2011
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Just something they kept on calling fender-bender.
Car Darwi 2009
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That was sweet of him, but it was really just a fender-bender.
Lists: Last night a rock star saved my life: Five musicians turned rescuers. Allison Stewart 2010
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On Wednesday, John Feinstein's weekly segment on ESPN 980's The Sports Reporters -- one of my favorite weekly segments on any local station -- ended abruptly, with a scream and a profanity, after Feinstein was sideswiped in a minor fender-bender.
The perils of sports talk radio interviews Dan Steinberg 2010
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After the fender-bender, he went to their apartment and again appeared distraught, taking out a handgun and threatening to shoot himself, the wife told police.
Man in Trunk Is Identified; Driver Sought Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011
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When this issue came up in a previous campaign, Rivera's his car got into a fender-bender with a truck delivering campaign mail.
Margie Omero: What's at Stake for Women in the Midterms: Part 2 -- Hundreds of GOP Candidates With Women Problems Margie Omero 2010
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