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

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

McIlroy briefly reclaimed a one-shot lead but gave that back with a bogey on 17, bending over in exasperation when he left a par putt just short.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“If the adviser is bending because they need to increase the number of clients at all costs, or there’s upheaval or maybe high turnover at their firm, that’s not good,” Krueger said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Then he began to run the bow up and down across the dull edge of the saw, bending the blade back and forth as the sweet, sweet music started up again.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney