Example Sentences

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It was hurt when I had bent down and had firewood fall on my back,” said Kunjan Pun on Sunday from a hospital bed where she is waiting for surgery.

From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2023

This would be Peterson’s last game at Galen Center — an arena that, on more than a few occasions, had bent to his will.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Sources and analysts said while the timing of the relaxation was unexpected, companies had bent over backwards after facing heavy criticism from authorities for being non-compliant.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022

The county council said it was usual to remove any nails after crucifixion for re-use or disposal, but in the Fenstanton case, the nail had bent and become fixed in the bone.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021

I knew that one of my parents—my dad probably, he was the neat freak—had come in and, seeing me crashed, had bent down and slipped off my shoes, carefully, so he wouldn't wake me up.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx