bent

The chimp took a twig, bent and stripped it of its leaves, then he poked it into a termite's nest.

Certainly, it exposes his authoritarian bent, but it also reveals his anachronistic view of the world.

For six years, Ballesteros lived within what he calls Ye’s “reality distortion field,” a world where access, attention, wealth and creativity bent the rules of ordinary life.

The sale of their shares will add to the three siblings' existing inheritance, but prevent them from having any influence over the political bent of the family's media conglomerate.

In a corner of a cavernous 1890s factory in southern Massachusetts, 15 people are bent over sewing machines, churning out specialty, hospital-grade neonatal gear.