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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'he was bent' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a person's posture or attitude, to imply that they are stooping, curving, or in a position of duress. For example, you might write, "He was bent over in pain, clutching his stomach."
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He was bent over his bag, rearranging items.
Soon he was bent double, choking in misery.
Perez claims he was bent over in front of the bench and a piece of detritus.
He was bent down with me, rubbing like he cared, like he was consoling me".
When Obie climbed into the Dodge that afternoon, he was bent forward with pain.
He was bent on illustrating the relation between cause and effect, between social background and character.
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He was bending over her: "She doesn't look like Mum without her glasses".
Labour said the Prime Minister's actions underlined that he was "bending over backwards" to defend Mr Hunt.
He hadn't seen her, either: he was bending his head over his coffee, blowing on it to cool it.
I remember when he hit Jim Ray Hart on the shoulder — he was bending away from a pitch — and broke his collarbone.
When his competitors whispered that he was bending the rules, those words were often ignored as jealous ramblings.
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