bent on

Example Sentences

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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 regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

He survived waves of social change in Iran and multiple American administrations bent on undermining his rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

We are left now with two parties who seem bent on nothing short of mutually assured professional destruction, and if that's their goal, Baldoni and Lively are doing great.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

He was not like other lads, forever running about and bent on sport; he wanted most of all to learn whatever his foster-father could teach him about the art of healing.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton