Example Sentences

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Whether senators will bend to this is unclear.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2024

The U.A.W.’s strike against the big three Detroit carmakers appears unlikely to end soon, with the two sides giving little sign that either will bend significantly.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2023

It is designed to spur clean energy buildout on a scale that will bend the arc of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

The specifics are very dependent on both the size of the particles and the light’s wavelength, but generally the smoke will bend blue light much more than red light.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

She was meticulous in her posture, a walking spear, in the manner of those who’d been made to bend and will bend no more.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead