bending
Example Sentences
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Growers are also reporting cucumbers that are coming out misshapen, with some bending back into a spiral.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
Again, it mattered little with the U.S. getting that goal back three minutes later with Tillman bending a free kick from the top of the box off Vasilj’s gloved right hand and into the net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“There’s a difference between breaking a rule and bending a rule. We borrowed twenty bucks from a billionaire. We bent a law. Plus, we returned the wallet?”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
