- present tense form of bend (3rd person singular).
bends
Britishplural noun
Vocabulary lists containing bends
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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Example Sentences
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The Treasury rejects the idea that any of this reaches for a new power or bends monetary policy to the government’s funding needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
It will gradually turn a reddish, copper color as sunlight bends and filters through the atmosphere to fall on the otherwise-obscured part of the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Earlier studies often examined gentler bends or relied on external pressure, making this subtle effect difficult to separate," Iyengar said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Steep ascents, hairpin bends and stretches of unpaved road have added to the difficulties facing this tourist town, whose visitors have unsurprisingly stopped visiting while fish sales have stalled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Then he bends over and pulls out two clams.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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