bending
Example Sentences
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For more than 20 years, Lionel Messi has been able to do anything he wants on a soccer pitch, bending the game to his will and conjuring otherworldly moves out of thin air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Leandro Trossard got the assist, bending a perfect back-post cross from the end line to his waiting teammate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
As Canada manager Jesse Marsch said afterwards: "They were bending a little bit but they didn't break."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Einstein’s general relativity explains gravity as the bending of space and time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Baba was bending over a large pile of wood, which he seemed to be carving as part of a wide veranda on the new building.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
