bending
Example Sentences
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Even now, Harbaugh made clear he wasn’t bending the rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The first was a quadratic trend analysis, which tests whether the temperature curve is bending upward over time rather than rising at a constant rate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
As Canada manager Jesse Marsch said afterwards: "They were bending a little bit but they didn't break."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“Here,” Jack says, bending to pick me up.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
