Sentence examples for bent to try from inspiring English sources

Yesterday he called to visit me, when, mischievously bent to try his Judgment, I stept into my Closet, tore off the Top of Mr. Caslon's Specimen, and produced it to him as yours brought with me from Birmingham, saying, I had been examining it since he spoke to me, and could not for my Life perceive the Disproportion he mentioned, desiring him to point it out to me.

Peart, who had bent forward to try to protect herself, was hit in the back.

Peart, who bent forward to try to protect herself, was hit in the back.

Tom Sheehey bent down to try to pick up the dog, which had a broken leg, and the dog bit him.

Niemann took a few steps toward the ball and never even bent down to try to pick it up.

The two women looked at each other for a moment, and then Ms. Sabrena bent down to try one last time.

Maria Cardona, an immigration spokeswoman, said it was "another instance of the government bending backwards" to try to make the transfer as painless as possible.

Stand straight with both your legs, put your legs together and then you bend forward to try touch your Toes and after a while you can make it harder by trying to put your head beside your legs bending forward.

Sometimes reviewers bend over backwards to try to be nice.

"They appear to bend over backwards to try to excuse their decision to run away from this case".

It frequently bends over backwards to try to do the right thing and it safeguards us all in ways we don't even realise.