bent
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She was lying on her side in the street, her knees bent.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
We can look at the films he’s made before and since, and see it as yet another example of his satirical bent.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
Emilie Morris, a hospital pediatrician in Salt Lake County and Utah County: When children come in, they’re often bent over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He thrust out his hand to show me the bent nails that had been yanked from the shipping crates.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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