bent on
Example Sentences
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Fittingly, for a man so bent on proving himself the greatest of all time, Djokovic paired up with director Jason Hehir, best known for “The Last Dance,” the documentary about Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tenor Martin Luther Clark was bent on erasing Don Ottavio’s usual wimpiness, sometimes to excess; Daniel Mobbs was insufficiently scary as the Commendatore, despite help from the trombones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Other prominent voices seem bent on convincing us that telework plays a significant negative factor in women’s career advancement.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
But Standard Oil finally went under the knife in 1911, split into 34 separate companies that sometimes seem like they are bent on reunifying.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
The few who came seemed as closed and secretive as the freezing grayness of the weather, bent on some narrow business of their own.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
