Sentence examples of "bent" in English

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John has a natural bent for tennis. John hat eine natürliche Begabung für Tennis.
Tom, alone, bent over the left edge of the sentence, was hesitating to jump, to put an end to all this story. Tom, einsam, über den linken Satzrand gebeugt, konnte sich nicht überwinden zu springen, um der ganzen Geschichte ein Ende zu setzen.
Bamboo bends before the wind. Bambus biegt sich im Wind.
She bent down and picked up the coin. Sie bückte sich und hob die Münze auf.
I bent over to pick up the pen. Ich bückte mich, um einen Füller aufzuheben.
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire. Unkontrolliert mögen diese Kräfte gefährlich und zerstörerisch sein, aber einmal beherrscht, können sie nach des Menschen Wunsch und Wille geformt werden.
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