bending

Example Sentences

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And he wants the world to know that it was all achieved without bending his knee to the US or engaging with the South.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Given all the other index providers bending over backwards to change their methodologies, it’s good to see S&P DJI not make any changes,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“Harry’s 5’9”, Yaphet’s 6’3” and is always bending over, so from that you can calculate the corridors’ height.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

He traces how women’s-rights advocates, labor reformers and other movements seized the language of 1776 to press their own demands, bending its promises toward new ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

I sign to Autumn by taking four fingers on either hand, pointing them to my chest, and bending my wrists back and forth.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer