How to Use unbending in a Sentence

unbending

adjective
Definition of unbendingnext
Synonyms for unbendingnext
  • He has an unbending will.
  • Knowing his background and unbending desire to succeed, his classmates called him The Counselor and The Robot.
    — Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 28 May 2017
  • There would be no busting through their opponent’s unbending defensive front; running back Matt Forte had tried that, with no luck.
    — Zach Schonbrun, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2016
  • The unbending taskmaster had been in trouble for weeks because of the team’s sagging record and several questionable roster moves.
    — Mark Long, The Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Even left-wing journalists who made fun of his unbending social conservatism grew to respect him.
    — John Fund, National Review, 29 Mar. 2020
  • That shouldn’t sit well with members of a party that professes unbending allegiance to our defense.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 16 May 2017
  • First, the refusal of an unbending left to accept the legitimacy of Trump’s victory.
    — Charles Krauthammer, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2017
  • Trump has sought comparisons to Jackson, but the Jackson that conservatives are is not the populist but the unbending chief executive who showed contempt for the Supreme Court.
    — Jeff Shesol, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2017
  • But in the last decade, and especially in the Xi era, the Party has reasserted unbending control over Chinese politics and much of private Chinese life.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2019
  • But, at the same time, given the unbending nature of NFL owners, the stance of soldiering on until circumstances dictate otherwise makes perfect sense.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Mr Rees-Mogg is popular on the right for the same reason that Mr Corbyn is popular on the left: voters read their refusal to become part of the blob as proof of their authenticity and unbending commitment to the truth.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The images, a testament to a mother’s unbending love and overwhelming devotion, told a story more clearly than words ever could.
    — Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 13 Mar. 2020
  • After all, those of us born under the fifth astrological sign are known for being passionate, obstinate, and unbending, with a taste for the finer things and just a touch of the imperious.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Hassan Fazili is an Afghan refugee under maximum duress, fleeing the eye of the Taliban and seeking asylum for himself and his family in the face of unbending bureaucracies.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The flat, unbending parts were made of a passive polymer while the folds, or hinges, were made with liquid crystal elastomer, which can dramatically expand and contract when exposed to the right temperature.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • There is a limit to how anyone can moderate that, even the two people who possess the two qualities most valued by the president—family ties and unbending loyalty.
    — vanityfair.com, 12 May 2017
  • The authorities who bullied them were at once almost generic types—the strict teacher, the unbending parent, the relentless suitor, the impassive judge—and mordant portraits of the sorts of figures on whom power settled in Kiarostami’s Iran.
    — Max Nelson, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • What runs in The New York Times isn’t unreal, but much of it is filtered through a narrative so unbending that the irregular components of reality emerge as processed and denatured as loaves of bread on a factory line.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 13 Jan. 2017
  • By the spring of 2011, the opposition to Ms. Warren becoming permanent director was unbending.
    — Alexander Burns, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2019
  • To see that unbending philosophy adopted by a Thai chef, whose cuisine is so often characterized by its culinary floppiness, feels fresh and subversive.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Her unfailing sense of justice reminded us of its awesome power, and her unbending sense of duty reminded us to remain committed to protecting our democracy, our Constitution and the rule of law.
    — Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Her unbending support was always noticed at each and every activity of her five children logging innumerable miles carpooling in her station wagon.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 July 2018
  • This unbending strategy of obstruction, demonization, and near-nullification was echoed in the party’s overall rhetoric toward Obama.
    — Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017
  • The Obama administration’s unbending approach to the application of the mandate contributed to the political backlash so evident throughout the 2016 election cycle.
    — James C. Capretta, National Review, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Gill’s unbending political will reinforced the authority of the Anchorage Board of Health, enabling later officials to act decisively when needed.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2020
  • Minutes after narrowly winning a no-confidence vote in parliament, the Socialist party leader signaled a change in tone and priorities from Rajoy’s unbending commitment to reducing the national debt during his more than six years as prime minister.
    — Time, 1 June 2018
  • And there’s consistency — deep, unbending, unwavering consistency — in the approach.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'unbending.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: