bends

Example Sentences

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Just as vehicles cannot navigate sudden right angle turns at speed, light does not travel efficiently through sharp bends.

From Science Daily

Musically, trot is defined by its frequent use of minor scales and a distinctive vocal style marked by heavy vibrato and kkeokgi - a technique that bends notes to heighten emotional expression.

From BBC

Many of the fast corners that were rendered bends in straights by last year's cars will become a driving challenge again, such as Abbey at Silverstone.

From BBC

Jonathan did some knee bends and thought about how vacations used to be.

From Literature

This spurred Corning’s engineers to make their cables thinner, but also tougher, so they could withstand tight bends, says Claudio Mazzali, Corning’s head of research.

From The Wall Street Journal