inflect

Example Sentences

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Looking at it, one wonders: Is this sculpture distinctive because volcanoes in central Java are spiritual sites, so molten material thrown up from deep within the earth inflects the art’s intended meaning?

From Los Angeles Times

Lennox, a Belfast native who previously worked on the Troubles-themed coming of age comedy “Derry Girls,” played an essential role in setting its tone which, though grim, is also inflected with dark humor.

From Los Angeles Times

I think those things are part of it, but they are inflected naturally.

From Salon

But there’s no denying that his former alter ego Ben Covington inflects his current roles, especially on “Grey’s Anatomy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Families live in stone cottages and customs are dictated by severe Roman Catholic doctrines inflected by pagan superstitiousness.

From New York Times