bends

At sharp bends in the road they stopped to tear down huts that were blocking the long trucks from making the turn.

And general relativity presents a four-dimensional continuum that bends and curves -- we tend to imagine that continuum of the events as really existing.

“I agree,” she insists over and over again, with steely cheer that bends Teddy and Don’s resolve.

I can see knots under the skin in the bends of his arm.

The name "chikungunya" comes from the Kimakonde language, meaning "that which bends up," a reference to the stooped posture caused by the severe joint pain that often accompanies the infection.