How to Use lend itself to in a Sentence

lend itself to

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  • Iran doesn’t lend itself to easy soundbites.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
  • What kind of a secondary tertiary trauma does that lend itself to?
    Malina Saval, Variety, 10 June 2023
  • For me, my face doesn't really lend itself to doing a whole bunch of stuff.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The music really does lend itself to his pace.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
  • This will help the batter bind to your pickle, which in turn will lend itself to that crispy texture.
    Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
  • Pouring a long showy stream of liquid doesn’t lend itself to precision.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2022
  • His talent should lend itself to becoming a top-six forward, though.
    Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In some cases, this look can even lend itself to maximalism.
    Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
  • That will lend itself to pedestrian traffic on the wide sidewalks.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
  • But the story behind the injury doesn’t lend itself to laughter.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But which judges gave which scores would now be anonymous, which some said would lend itself to further corruption.
    Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Pâtisserie does not, as a rule, lend itself to vigorous pursuits.
    Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Even something as simple as her favorite color can lend itself to a super cute theme.
    Cristina Corvino, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The shootout is a coin flip that does not necessarily lend itself to ace scorers.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Rogers throws from down under and there long has been a strain of thought that that motion might lend itself to fewer injuries.
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2021
  • To know and be fearless can lend itself to leading through a narrow perspective.
    Brendan P. Keegan, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Most of her opinions are written in plodding, workmanlike prose that does not lend itself to sound bites.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
  • This draft appears to be one that could lend itself to allowing the Dolphins to do just that.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • There's just something about the basic framework that seems to lend itself to television.
    Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Fact-checking doesn’t lend itself to scientific ideas, since science isn’t a set of facts.
    Faye Flam, STAT, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Burt is quick to note that the passage carries a careful tone that can lend itself to discourse in times of division.
    Teo Armus, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The bamboo viscose construction just seems to lend itself to a rumpled, untidy look.
    Sarah Bradley, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, al fresco dining doesn't always lend itself to slicing and serving up dripping pieces.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 4 July 2023
  • That can lend itself to good team defense, something that was evident against the Packers.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • On the other hand, a full moon could lend itself to energetic expulsion.
    Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Does your background and expertise lend itself to one particular area of need?
    Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The broad base also doesn’t lend itself to storing the thermos in cup holders or water bottle pockets.
    Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Or does this lend itself to more surprising winners at future ceremonies?
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The back-and-forth doesn’t lend itself to the rhetoric of de-escalation that Wall Street had been hoping for.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The story would obviously also lend itself to yet another gangster epic from a man who’s made his share of them.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024

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