- 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 snapping movement generated as the joint bends can be detected by an Arduino and used to count steps.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
To locate dark matter, scientists measure how its gravity bends the light from galaxies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was a total eclipse that let Arthur Eddington test Albert Einstein’s claim that gravity bends light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Part of that attention is aimed at Burwell’s score, a masterpiece of electronic minimalism in which pitch bends and hard clashes create the dread and whiplash that make the film so tense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Miss Saunders bends over to get a good look at Tai.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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