chiefly British

Examples of bendy in a Sentence

the kids love to use bendy straws
Recent Examples on the Web
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Even though one model is rigid and the other is bendy, both showed similar trends in how water changes with pressure, and those trends matched what experiments found. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025 From the bendy palm trees of Thunderbird 2's iconic launch sequence to epic set-pieces featuring collapsing skyscrapers and doomed hypersonic jets, this kids' show could go toe-to-toe with the big screen's best. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025 At the time, the character was 17 and owed his bendy superpowers to eating a mythical fruit. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container. Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bendy

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bendy was in 1873

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“Bendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bendy. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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