was unbending
- past progressive of unbend.
Example Sentences
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“I changed some things. But I was unbending on the bar, especially since it was in the renderings, and they had shown it on social media.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
When I did look up, he was unbending a paper clip in his lap.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
The prison was unbending in its stance for nearly a year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2017
"They were very controversial times, controversial policies, but Geoffrey was unbending and unyielding but he was a very kind, courteous and gentle man."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2015
She was nearly seventy, but her zeal was unbending.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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