bend
Example Sentences
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In all, this show has the power to favorably bend even the opinions of those skeptical about abstract sculpture.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"I didn't realise that there was a very tight bend coming up and when I realised... it was too late for me to do anything."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Workers bend the branches down with a hook-shaped tool made of PVC pipe, helping people reach handfuls of cherries.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In recent days, there have been public fissures between Iran’s civilian leadership and military hard-liners in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over how much to bend to U.S. demands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
I bend down and pick up a stone from the gravelly path.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing bend
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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