How to Use vend in a Sentence

vend

verb
  • This was his first time vending at an event of this magnitude.
    — Rachael Thomas, Essence, 24 Aug. 2023
  • There are a couple of machines onsite that will vend cash cards.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Most of them started vending as teenagers, and many still work at souvenir booths.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2018
  • So, is the desire to possess or vend luxury items out of step?
    — Michael Polk, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Take a load off, have yourself a cup of vending-machine coffee.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
  • Local artists vend in driveways, front yards and parking areas.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Food booths are the only type of booths permitted to vend at the festival.
    — courant.com, 25 July 2019
  • Rodriguez said a vending consultant had already been roped in to find out what went wrong.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Otherwise known as the home of the famous pecan pie vending machine.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2017
  • The concourse was for networking and reunions as much as for vending.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
  • States across the country have already passed street vending laws to provide vendors with rights.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Why is there a black market for mobile food vending licenses?
    — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2019
  • That’s a smart move in giving confidence to those who might not trust a machine to vend the right product, or just not work.
    — Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • It was also supposed to make the legal process of vending, easier but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Before, the main entrance was on the street level and there were only vending machines.
    — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 7 June 2017
  • The city is proposing doing away with a requirement that food trucks rent a parking spot to vend in the downtown.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Tweaking the human body seems like a big departure from vending machines.
    — Alexa D'angelo, latimes.com, 25 July 2017
  • Festival includes craft and vending booths, food booths and Irish dance and music.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The indoor pastry shop will be vending baklava and butter cookies.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Murray, like many other vendors, sees vending there as a way to promote not only food but culture.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The officer was asking the vendor to provide proof of a vending license.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Concessions are cashless at Lucas Oil, but there are two machines that will vend cash cards.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Around lunch hour on most weekdays, Washington consumes the food sold from vending trucks on downtown streets.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2018
  • With no houses to clean, no motorcycle taxis to drive and no markets to vend their wares, many face eviction and starvation.
    — Aryn Baker, Time, 7 Apr. 2020
  • But this time on a food truck, the mobile vending platform that’s been popular in Huntsville for the last 10 years.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The discussion about street vending in NoDa isn’t new to Chris Wade.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
  • City council members also questioned what role the county should have in enforcing the rise of street vending within the city.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • And yes, there’s a custom humidor at the center of the room for vending cigars — though smoking is not permitted indoors.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The settlement also sends a message to other cities in the state that may have vending restrictions, Smith said.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
  • The captain applauded a decline in the theft of retail goods, many of which end up in vending booths on Alvarado Street.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024

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