bent on

Example Sentences

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"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

Nostalgia, though, is a peril that the author, an art historian at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, is bent on warding off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

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

“Why are we so bent on keeping students from getting an education and giving back?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

"Me master seemed bent on having me back."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood