unbent
Americanverb
adjective
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not bent or bowed
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not compelled to yield or give way by force
Etymology
Origin of unbent
1475–85; unbent ( in defs. 2, 3 ) un- 1 + bent 1
Example Sentences
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Particles with Oh-My-God and Amaterasuenergy blast through intergalactic space relatively unbent.
From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2023
The tournament has the unbent feel of a week-and-a-half-long summer camp.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
After Brown had enforced sufficient deference, he unbent a bit.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018
Though his mother, Ms. Giuliano, also looked haggard, she remained unbent.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018
An old man with a sun-weathered straw hat and faded overalls unbent himself from his chores in the garden to nod our way as we walked up to him.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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