bending

Example Sentences

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He traces how women’s-rights advocates, labor reformers and other movements seized the language of 1776 to press their own demands, bending its promises toward new ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Eventually, those two attain the life they assumed was permanently out of reach by bending to the Chairwoman’s will.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

This combination could lead to stretchable materials that continue to function even under repeated bending and movement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

He looked me in the eye while bending down to sign Michaelson’s guest book, as if he expected me to not only recognize him but say something.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In the light of the streetlamp, the leaves were bending upside down like it was going to rain.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen