bends

British  

/ bɛndz /

plural noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) a nontechnical name for decompression sickness

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Example Sentences

“A tool in service of someone with a genuine vision that bends the tool to their will, rather than having themselves bent to the tool — that’s what creativity is about,” Fairey said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Nor, unfortunately, does it reflect Martin Luther King’s hopeful idea that history’s arc ultimately bends towards justice.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 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

They identified a previously unseen geometric feature inside a quantum material that alters how electrons move, in a way similar to how gravity bends light.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The air around us bends and shimmers, and Guardians in white and gold appear.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas