the bends

Example Sentences

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I can see knots under the skin in the bends of his arm.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Decompression sickness, also known as "the bends", is a problem typically associated with scuba diving, which bubbles form inside the body due to a change in external pressure.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2024

Mr. Keller used a new cocktail of gases intended to lessen the risks of the bends.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2022

Even as global food prices rise, many people including Gueye’s clientele still favour imports over the rice grown along the bends of the Senegal river valley in the north.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2022

And when I start to rise, I get a bad case of the bends.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan