bent on
Example Sentences
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Although Vecna is bent on total destruction in the show, Bower never thought of him as a villain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
He survived waves of social change in Iran and multiple American administrations bent on undermining his rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
"The future belongs to those who innovate, and Israel and India are bent on innovation," Netanyahu said on Thursday, standing next to Modi.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
There are no human characters in “Badlands,” only expendable mechanical representatives of a megacorporation bent on bringing the known universe to heel.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025
The few who came seemed as closed and secretive as the freezing grayness of the weather, bent on some narrow business of their own.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
