Sentence examples for bent not to from inspiring English sources
"We told fighters with a religious bent not to bring their ideology here.
A capable journalist and writer with an intellectual bent, not to mention a playboy, Jack Kennedy had followed his graduation from Harvard with a brief stint at Stanford's grad school in business -- the subject matter to please his father, the locale to please himself -- but he didn't find business engaging.
"... the hands of none of us are clean if we bend not our energies to righting these great wrongs".
Steel structures were strongest, but also flexible enough to bend, not break, during a tremor.
In a couple of instances, the editors seem to have bent over not to include some obvious candidates.
Carve away wood where the bow is not bending, careful not to take away too much wood at once.
It's the great players' beautiful interpretation of "winning ugly" – demonstrating the ability to bend games not to their will but to their skill.
If you are sitting, keep your arms bent and try not to move around.
'I bend over backwards not to throw it [her wealth] in people's faces.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel vowed not to bend.
I was not to bend from the waist for a few more days.
