bending

Example Sentences

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Their reliability depends heavily on how accurately scientists can determine the masses of the galaxies bending the light, since those masses control the strength of the lensing effect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Eventually, those two attain the life they assumed was permanently out of reach by bending to the Chairwoman’s will.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

The commercial M365 revenue growth curve “should be bending higher and yet it’s not,” the note said about the sentiment of customers in Asia.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“Things haven’t gone off the rails yet. The market is bending, but it isn’t breaking,” Mike Thompson said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

I straightened up, aching from toe to hip with the strain of bending over, hour after hour.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson