bending
Example Sentences
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For more than 20 years, Lionel Messi has been able to do anything he wants on a soccer pitch, bending the game to his will and conjuring otherworldly moves out of thin air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
As Canada manager Jesse Marsch said afterwards: "They were bending a little bit but they didn't break."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Balogun ran onto the ball then turned on the jets, making a dash up the left wing before turning toward the penalty area and bending a pass toward Sergiño Dest in the six-yard box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Einstein’s general relativity explains gravity as the bending of space and time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
He did an awkward sort of bow, so I bowed correctly:heels together, arms at my sides, eyes straight ahead, bending at the waist.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
