Sentence examples for to bend from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to acquiesce

to bender

to flounder

to surrender

to angle

The phrase "to bend" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when describing the action of bending or being bent. For example, "The tree's trunk had curved and bent over time due to strong winds."

Dictionary

to bend

noun

A curve.

There's a sharp bend in the road ahead.

synonyms

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The bank refused to bend.

The New York Times

Germany has shown some willingness to bend.

The New York Times

I didn't want to bend.

The Guardian - Books

You have to bend to reality.

The New York Times

He had to bend to hear her.

The New Yorker

He has to bend under branches.

The New Yorker

Now that's something to bend your mind!

Independent

Local politicians urged the city to bend.

The New York Times

They literally stopped being able to bend.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

And one had to bend a knee.

The New Yorker

We kept realizing we had to bend the rules".

The New York Times

More suggestions(14)

to flex

to curvature

to bending

to curved

to curve

to elbow

to warp

to bent

to breaks

to breaches

to twisting

to folding

to violates

to pander

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