bent
Example Sentences
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On either side, men bent at the waist, clearing fruit with one quick sweep of the knife and moving on to the next.
From Los Angeles Times
We rightly fear nuclear proliferation, and yet “amazing grace and good fortune,” and admirable postwar statecraft, “actually bent the arc of history.”
With a legion of fans in the US, Irwin's finale had an Australian bent with one dance choreographed to a song by Australian rock band Jet.
From BBC
For income investors with a value bent, those six have the ingredients of a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.
From Barron's
They bent recruiting rules, built giant stadiums and were criticized for runaway spending.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
