- present tense form of bend (3rd person singular).
bends
Example Sentences
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It will gradually turn a reddish, copper color as sunlight bends and filters through the atmosphere to fall on the otherwise-obscured part of the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some of the bends were squeezed into regions smaller than a billionth of a meter.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was a total eclipse that let Arthur Eddington test Albert Einstein’s claim that gravity bends light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The back straight and bends are usually cheaper at major track meets because the view of races is regarded as worse than the home straight, where tickets can often run into hundreds of pounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He turns swiftly, bends, and heaves himself onto the wagon perch.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing bends
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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