tends
Example Sentences
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As metallicity falls, the maximum speed of stellar winds also tends to decrease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Asked about the disagreement among some counties, she said there tends to be “more of a split in what people think good forest management looks like” when it comes to coastal redwood forests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Knowing academia and the speed at which it tends to move, I interpreted “talk about teaching” as something closer to perhaps someday, pending several committees and a minor geological event.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
How much money a startup gets from investors tends to affect how long they can go without adding employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Iodine 131 is a particularly problematic radioactive isotope because it tends to drift for long distances on the wind.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
