bends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“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
She bends down with a laugh and pulls two tall glasses from below the counter.
From Literature
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Zara turns off the water and bends to the side, squeezing water from the length of her wavy, cinnamon-streaked, dark brown hair.
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His research showed that plasma around the pulsar bends and spreads electromagnetic waves through diffraction, helping form the pattern.
From Science Daily
Its gravitational pull bends the light traveling from the explosion toward us.
From Science Daily
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