bending

Example Sentences

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"We are bending backwards to help but we don't have a magic wand," she said, calling on African governments to help with tax breaks and investments of their own.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Eventually, those two attain the life they assumed was permanently out of reach by bending to the Chairwoman’s will.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Poised on a colorful, carpeted platform in a gleaming leotard, with a hefty brown braid of hair falling over one shoulder, Folan would spend her program reaching, bending, breathing and twisting her limbs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, they flow when force is applied, rather than bending or breaking.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Connor scoops the box against his chest, bending his torso in a protective stance.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day