How to Use bent in a Sentence

bent

1 of 2 adjective

• With your knees slightly bent, bend forward and touch your toes.
• Your knees should still be bent.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
• Your knees should still be bent.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
• Sit with your knees bent and feet on the floor.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
• Duane was bent over his own deer when the bear roared.
  — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
• And Sway bent but didn’t break there.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
• Sit in a chair with knees bent, feet flat on the floor.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
• Your back knee should be bent on the ground with your toes tucked.
  — Danielle Zickl, Health, 16 Dec. 2025
• Sit with your knees bent and the soles of your feet on the ground.
  — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026
• Lay flat on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
• Land on the ground with slightly bent knees.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
• Her arms are bent, locked at the elbows.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
• Step your right foot forward so your right leg is bent.
  — Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
• Keeping your knee bent, lift one leg out to the side.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
• 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
• Stand with feet hip-width apart and hinge hips back with bent knees and a straight back.
  — Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
• Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor beneath you.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
• Keep the knees bent so the focus stays on the upper back.
  — Patrick Franco, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
• If the bristles become bent, go ahead and throw it out.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
• Lie on your side with your bottom leg bent or straight, and your top leg straight.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
• Guns do—and those bent on destruction know it.
  — John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
• Rules were bent so the race wouldn’t end behind a safety car.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2022
• But for all the fun, there's a serious bent, too.
  — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 21 June 2026
• Complete one set, then repeat but with your knees bent.
  — Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
• Lift one foot off the ground, keeping it slightly bent at the knee.
  — Sydney Wingfield, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
• Hold the handle or band at your chest with both hands, elbows bent.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
• Keep your feet shoulder-width apart and knees just slightly bent.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 27 Nov. 2025
• Repeat step two, but extend your right leg and keep your left knee bent.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
• Repeat step two, but extend your right leg and keep your left knee bent.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025

bent

2 of 2 noun

• The show also had a comedic bent to it.
  — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
• Unfazed, Agen bent over to sign the book.
  — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
• But there was a personal bent to it, too.
  — Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The defense bent at times but didn’t break often.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
• Denver’s defense bent but didn’t break.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
• Moments that had seemed cute take on a sinister bent.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
• The trio bent but didn’t break, and that’s the key to a third line for these Oilers.
  — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• Gray bent over and appeared to yell in anger before departing the game.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• Engage your core, keep a slight knee bent, and slowly shift your weight onto the standing leg.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
• After his knee bent awkwardly due to the tackle, he was seen on the ground clutching his leg.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
• The daughter’s room has a mystical bent, filled with art and a striking telescope.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• There’s a decent dose of cynicism to chase its slight satirical bent.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Feb. 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
• Keeping your knee bent at 90 degrees and your foot flexed, lift your right leg toward the ceiling.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
• The name is also in sync with the charity bent of the activation.
  — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
• 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
• Others have more of a religious bent, bringing stories from the Bible to the screen.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 19 Feb. 2023
• Penix was tackled during a sack, and his knee bent awkwardly, leading to him being pulled from the game.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
• 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
• And, our list reflects the global bent of today’s NBA.
  — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
• TikTok user @charlbowers posted a video showing what appears to be a wing tip bent in half.
  — Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• There’s a bohemian bent—Chloé is a favorite, as is a trusty turquoise ring—as well as a subtle nod to the beach.
  — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 May 2026
• The way that his ankle bent did not look good, and having to be carted off the field or to the locker room is never a good sign.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
• While the look still has a bit of an academic bent, our favorite labels are moving away from the quad and into city streets.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
• But Castle’s bent helps shape the way the Spurs defend, compete and respond.
  — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• Mamdani is a charismatic figure who wants to reshape the party with a leftist bent.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
• The effects are iffy, but give it points for bloody mayhem and a semi-supernatural bent.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
• One quarter later, Hall’s knee bent awkwardly on a tackle.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 May 2026
• Understandably, Germany emerged from that war with a pacifist bent.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 22 Jan. 2023
• Rock Seas draws locals and visitors for comfort food with a locavore bent.
  — Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026