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Discover LudwigThe phrase "seem bent on" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to mean that someone is determined to do something and is likely to succeed. Example: She seemed bent on winning the prize, despite the competition.
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Both capitals seem bent on doing everything the wrong way.
But in one state after another, they seem bent on nominating the worst possible candidate.
Some unions seem bent on confrontation, alas.
The Terrapins seem bent on adding to that 2006 legacy.
Yet that's what our politicians seem bent on.
Some major contemporary artists seem bent on such a journey.
Yet so far they seem bent on preventing that happier state of affairs.
For reasons that have eluded people forever, many of us seem bent on our own destruction.
BOTH sides are stuck in a hole; both seem bent on digging deeper.
Yet, several countries, including France, seem bent on killing the industry in its infancy.
So Reston promoters seem bent on annexing the just-opened Dulles Toll Road.
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