bent
Example Sentences
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“A tool in service of someone with a genuine vision that bends the tool to their will, rather than having themselves bent to the tool — that’s what creativity is about,” Fairey said.
From Los Angeles Times
Its hind wheel is bent in half, like a folded pizza.
From Literature
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I plant my feet far apart, knees bent, and stand like a ninja trying to hold my balance between the three cans of paint we just bought and Dad’s Rubbermaid tub of painting supplies.
From Literature
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But apparently, the Afterlife was bent on breaking all the rules tonight.
From Literature
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He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.
From Los Angeles Times
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