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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Example Sentences

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Il Est Francais, who finished second to Banbridge last year, led for most of the race before The Jukebox Man moved to the front before the final bend.

From BBC

“There are some I’ve not been to and so I am keeping a list,” Wiener said, bending down in a crowd to answer a reporter’s question.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yes, I’ve washed my husband’s feet when he couldn’t bend down, been the only parent at preschool dropoff and pickup, and advocated on Marty’s behalf to his health insurance with only a few choice expletives.

From Los Angeles Times

Any realistic model of a black hole must include general relativity, since the intense gravity of these objects bends space and time in extreme ways.

From Science Daily

"It's a bit like if you get a paperclip and bend it forwards, bend it backwards. It's OK for a bit - but eventually it will break."

From BBC