bend
verb (used with object)
to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form.
has been bending
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present perfect progressiveof bend (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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One measure of the willingness of Minnesotans to stay home has been bending.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
Green Bay’s defense has been bending but not breaking.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2019
Although Monk is 76 and has been bending and reimagining genres for decades longer than Sharon, the two artists seem cut from the same cosmic cloth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2019
Bryant has a vision for every line, but the truth is, he has been bending narratives and reshaping dialogue — occasionally with some artistic license — for more than two decades.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2018
Allan straightens his back in his easy-chair—he has been bending over the table, reading the “Noctes Ambrosianae”—straightens his back, stretches his arms, and says “Heigho!”
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables
