How to Use bent in a Sentence

bent

1 of 2 adjective
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  • With your knees slightly bent, bend forward and touch your toes.
  • The guardrail was bent to the pavement, and the fence was ripped open.
    — Colleen Barry and Giada Zampano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
  • How to: Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • One was slightly bent at the middle of the blade, the warrant said.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The elbow is bent sharply to fit it in view of the webcam.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 20 July 2023
  • Lie flat on the floor, with your knees bent and your heels driving into the floor.
    — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • How to: Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet placed flat on the ground, about a foot from your butt.
    — Women's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Ikea produced a Geller stool, which had bent, wavy legs.
    — David Segal, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Sit with your knees bent, toes on a Smith machine bar and weight over your knees.
    — Dr. Rachel Tavel, Pt, Dpt, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Rules were bent so the race wouldn’t end behind a safety car.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2022
  • To straighten and flatten a bent bar, lay it across the anvil at an angle.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Lay your bent right leg on the cushion so your shin is parallel to the couch edge.
    — Dana Santas, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • How to Do It: Stand with a heavy med ball held with both hands at your left shoulder, knees bent.
    — Mark Lelinwalla, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Bridging: Start lying on your back with legs bent, feet flat on the floor, and arms by sides.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Rest the maul on the wood, then lift it all the way up—your bottom arm should be straight and your top arm slightly bent.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • How to: ●Sit on the ground, with your shoulder blades against a bench, feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart, knees bent.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Keep both arms bent and slowly circle the dumbbell around head and back in front of chest.
    — Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Extend left arm to the side for balance and keep left leg slightly bent.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
  • Push hips back, knees slightly bent, and lower butt and chest and bring the weight slightly in front of feet.
    — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In the video, the woman is seen face down and her legs are bent abnormally.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Plus, the cards come with a stunning wooden box to keep them from getting bent when not in use.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2023
  • With the right hand, reach down toward the foot, lowering the body until the left knee is bent to 90 degrees.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
  • Place a foam roller on the ground and get on all fours with hands under shoulder, knees bent under hips.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023
  • They must get struck, bent, broken and shoved into the flames to mold the boy into a man, the dullard into a dagger.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • How to Do It: Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder-width apart, knees bent, a med ball held in both hands.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • This quick-hitter guide to early-spring fish locations and habits will get you on the fast track to a bent rod.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
  • As a cult artist of the ’90s and beyond with an Americana bent, Case kind of became a folk hero in both senses of the term.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 May 2023
  • How to: Start lying on back with knees bent and feet hip-distance apart and about 6 inches away from butt.
    — Women's Health Editors, Women's Health, 14 June 2023
  • Heavy vehicle tracks were visible in the yard, and the front door frame was twisted and bent.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Look for racks with heavy or sturdy wire that is less likely to get bent out of shape with regular use.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2024
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bent

2 of 2 noun
  • In the first quarter, the IU defense bent but didn't break.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Others have more of a religious bent, bringing stories from the Bible to the screen.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The daughter’s room has a mystical bent, filled with art and a striking telescope.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Butler also had an aggressive bent to start the third quarter and drove for a dunk late in the third after a brief rest.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The decor also seems to have a slight retrofuturistic bent, with curved lines and neon lights that feel very Jetsons.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Want more of a tech bent for your portfolio without the hassle of onerous research?
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In the nearly five decades since Carter’s visit, Ingano said, Clinton’s Democrat bent has seen little change.
    — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Exhale to brace your core, engage your pelvic floor muscles, and lift your left foot off the ground with your knee bent at 90 degrees and your shin parallel to the ground.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • Lie on your back with one knee bent towards your chest and bring the towel or other implement behind that foot.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Around the same time, the political bent of his legal briefs became less predictable, friends and colleagues said.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a decent dose of cynicism to chase its slight satirical bent.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But from the wistful remarks of Luka to the chin in the hand of Dinwiddie to the philosophical bent of the head coach, there didn’t seem to be any history in the making.
    — Dallas News, 22 May 2022
  • The couple, who moved from Dorchester, hired Owen Thomas Architecture (otarchitect.com) to redesign the house, built in the late 1800s, with a modern bent that fit the neighborhood.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The scene thrived this year, as a new generation of regional heroes put both harder and softer bents on the sound.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Kneel, sit cross-legged, scissor your legs with one leg at a 90 degree angle in front of you (and one behind), or sit with your legs straight in front of you (or with one bent and your foot on the floor).
    — Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The best way to do so is to sit on a chair with your knee bent at a 90-degree angle, with your muscles relaxed (not tensed) and then measure around the widest part of your calf with a tape measure.
    — Annie O'Sullivan, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023
  • The effects are iffy, but give it points for bloody mayhem and a semi-supernatural bent.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • One question surrounding the Somerton Man had already been solved by sleuths of a more literary bent.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This season, Adebayo is providing the Heat with offense two points at a time, with his more aggressive bent.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Much of the language also noted in the report takes a challenging bent, encouraging viewers to take the risk.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Much of the work evolved from commissions and is informed by a sense of play, hence the anthropomorphic bent and accessorizing.
    — ELLE Decor, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Largely with an androgynous bent, each piece is meant to be worn comfortably, Yang says.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • My mother, with her mystical bent, often made a special point of saying a few encouraging words to the snake in its tank.
    — cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Just in time for an NYC weather forecast full of rain, one umbrella of mine broke and the other has a single bent spoke that is certain to fully collapse soon.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Understandably, Germany emerged from that war with a pacifist bent.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Butler came out with an aggressive bent, finishing the first quarter with nine points, five rebounds and two assists.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Perovich at first offered an alias, then pronounced his innocence in all matters of the criminal bent.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2021
  • When Sergio recognizes a philosophical bent in her thinking, Lupe doesn’t even know what that means.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For now, Ray is focused on residential rental buildings with an artistic bent.
    — Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • O’Leary’s lifestyle echoes the rural aristocratic bent of his predecessor.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024

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