unbend
verb (used with object)
to straighten from a bent form or position.
were unbending
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past progressiveof unbend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Instead, northern congressmen were unbending and refused to admit slavery to any part of the Mexican Cession.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
To several ships, application was made, but the officers aboard all of them were unbending, and the answer came again and again, “You must row on.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
His affections were kind and tender, while his principles were unbending; and we feel that we love the man, though we are constrained to render a deeper homage to the patriot.
From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous
Lining this throng were unbending fillets of scarlet statues, the "Mounties" of the guard.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton
The track of the fire was patent to the world now, and we were unbending the sails from the yards above the fore-hatch.
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by David W. Bone
