bending

Example Sentences

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"We are bending backwards to help but we don't have a magic wand," she said, calling on African governments to help with tax breaks and investments of their own.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 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

Instead, they flow when force is applied, rather than bending or breaking.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 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

Now he could almost see the bukshah pool and Star bending her head to drink.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda