bends
Example Sentences
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This is his magical Sunday where time bends, L.A. traffic doesn’t exist and bellies are never too full.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The arc of history today bends not towards cooperation, but competition.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
It bends incoming light and helps focus images onto the retina.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The road is classed as at risk due to its steep bends and because it is frequently closed by landslips.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
By 1910, some twenty thousand sponge divers were permanently disabled by the bends, and another ten thousand were killed.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing bends
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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