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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Example Sentences

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Our ears are always the ultimate arbiters, and hundreds of millions still bend to the song’s unvarnished, pure pleasure even now.

From Salon

Behind every shot of a luger hurtling around a bend or a freestyle skier twisting through thin air is a drone operator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Deepak is spreading "love in the marketplace of hate", he posted on X, adding that "we need more Deepaks - those who don't bend, don't fear and who stand with full strength with the constitution".

From BBC

In the absence of sufficient evidence to support these repeated claims, they have the whiff of pop psychology, and one gets the sense that Mr. Kimmel is straining to bend the facts to his interpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was so cold I couldn’t bend my fingers. I’m also claustrophobic. I found that out too,” Ro said.

From Los Angeles Times