bent upon
Example Sentences
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Like all revolutionaries bent upon overthrowing an established regime, they needed to establish superiority as swiftly and overwhelmingly as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Other nations also seek the capabilities the two Koreas are bent upon acquiring.
From Washington Times • May 25, 2023
They’re “separatists bent upon hoarding their memories and keeping their secrets.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
He had begun the day earnestly bent upon survival.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2012
It was sobering and yet they seemed bent upon pretending that nothing unusual had happened.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
