Sentence examples for rather than bent from inspiring English sources
The head on such a figure was typically shaped like a dome or a vertical cylinder; the almost featureless torso showed the familiar Polynesian forward arch of the back but placed no emphasis on the buttocks; the legs were ponderous, carved rather than bent, and the arms were slight, with the hands resting on the stomach.
For example, if Jane is helping Kelly build a house, she will hand Kelly a hammer rather than a tennis racket (relevance), more than one nail when several are needed (quantity), straight nails rather than bent ones (quality), and she will do all this quickly and efficiently (manner).
In addition, to lifting the appropriate amount of weight for your level of fitness and keep the following tips in mind when you're lifting weights: Start with your arms fully extended, rather than bent.
For instance, those at risk are likely to land from a jump with their legs straight, rather than bent at the knees, and their knees tend to turn inward, in a knock-kneed position.
The thumb should also be held straight, rather than bent at the knuckle.
Mr. Scott-Heron's career began with a literary rather than a musical bent.
By calling itself Home, it's telegraphing a culinary rather than an atmospheric bent.
He is seen as a safe pair of hands, rather than a revolutionary bent on wholesale reform of the agency.Last month the government also announced the creation of a new independent safety board to oversee drugs once they come to market, as well as the introduction of new ways of communicating safety issues to the public.
In "Go Crystal Tears," Mr. Guy plays a jazz-style bass line -- plucked rather than bowed, and with bent notes and brisk fills -- under Ms. Homburger's unadorned rendering of the melody.
As they describe in the 2 July issue of Physical Review Letters, the molecules reshuffle their bonds when exposed to ultraviolet light so that they are bent, rather than straight.
O'Brien's career as a late-night host could morph into something closer to what Anthony Bourdain does, but with a comedic bent rather than a foodie one.
