bent
Example Sentences
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"All of a sudden he bent down and picked something up - and it was a coin," recalls Mr Derby.
From BBC
For investors who like to take a contrarian bent, asset manager T. Rowe Price has 15 analysts covering it, and none of them rate shares Buy.
From Barron's
Never one to avoid work when his team need him, there were times when he was bent double in the field.
From BBC
I just bent over and, on rising, was halted by the grip of agony on my lower spine.
Once again, a boy from here teams up with a girl from there to defeat a villainous schemer bent on cruel domination.
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