bends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Nor, unfortunately, does it reflect Martin Luther King’s hopeful idea that history’s arc ultimately bends towards justice.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
The hospital "bends over backwards to make transplants happen to ensure that we say yes to every good donor organ", Papworth's clinical lead, Dr Steve Pettit, told File on Four Investigates.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
This spurred Corning’s engineers to make their cables thinner, but also tougher, so they could withstand tight bends, says Claudio Mazzali, Corning’s head of research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
Gravitational lensing happens when mass bends light, and it is one of the most powerful tools for studying where mass sits in the universe.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
She bends down a little so she can look right at my front camera.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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