How to Use tend in a Sentence

tend

verb
  • His sides don’t tend to hang around.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • These things tend to go on for years.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Votes in large groups tend to spread across a group of names.
    — Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Places tend to be a little less busy.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This tends to happen with this show.
    — Giana Levy, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Reviews from users tend to vary.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And the volume tends to go up from there.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • In most cases the stone mulches tend to stay put.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The weather tends to be a bit nicer, too.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Big-name celebs tend to up the applause length.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This kind of thing always tends to work on me.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Barcelona tend to build up on the right, then switch play to the left.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Guests tend to book their favorite room year in year out.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
  • White seabass tend to travel north and south along the coast.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The picturesque grounds tend to steal the show here, though.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Moser’s teams have tended to start fast, then fade late.
    — Cliff Brunt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Ice tends to be weak when things are sticking out of it.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Both brothers were raised on the farm and learned to tend to it.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Black tea and matcha tend to have more caffeine than green tea.
    — Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Gleb, too, can read the signs, but tends to let the matter lie.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • If stems tend to lean or fall over, bury the seedling up to the first set of leaves.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Yields tend to drop if pH moves away from neutral.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Female founders tend to be in the consumer space.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Horns and winds tended to be a little too present.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The wet blades tend to get stuck in the mower and land in large clumps on the lawn.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But that work tends to be very expensive.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Home prices tend to run high in suburbs filled with high earners.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Home prices tend to run high in suburbs filled with high earners.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Instant classics tend to be messy that way.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Watch for small nutlets that tend to fall off and get left behind.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026

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