bent on
Example Sentences
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The Jewish holiday Purim celebrates their triumph roughly 2,500 years ago over a minister to the king bent on annihilating the empire’s Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Although Vecna is bent on total destruction in the show, Bower never thought of him as a villain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
After an initial, glancing chase by a group of indigenous men bent on seizing the whalemen’s clothing and weapons, the survivors landed on the Palauan island of Babeldaob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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
Enrique has spent forty-seven days bent on nothing but surviving.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
