Example Sentences

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“If the adviser is bending because they need to increase the number of clients at all costs, or there’s upheaval or maybe high turnover at their firm, that’s not good,” Krueger said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

He is bending over backwards… to try to find these pots of funding that have been unspent or unobligated and move it over to address the first priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Jack Cousens, head of roads policy, said: "This long-awaited consultation will not please drivers and suggests that government is bending the knee to the private parking industry."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

"He is showing how he is bending over backwards."

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

“She is bending herself into knots in your precious circus.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern