bends
Example Sentences
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Nor, unfortunately, does it reflect Martin Luther King’s hopeful idea that history’s arc ultimately bends towards justice.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
According to general relativity, the Earth circles the Sun because the Sun's mass bends spacetime and shapes the path the Earth follows into an orbit.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
This spurred Corning’s engineers to make their cables thinner, but also tougher, so they could withstand tight bends, says Claudio Mazzali, Corning’s head of research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
Following a series of bends in the road, the witness noticed debris on the roadway and then saw the Focus in bushes.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
When we turned at one of the narrow bends I saw a man walking along the drive a little distance ahead.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing bends
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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