chiefly British

Examples of bendy in a Sentence

the kids love to use bendy straws
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Perhaps the bendy, gravitating fabric of our universe itself emerges from whatever is happening on some lower-dimensional boundary. Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 In this case, the bendy space-time fabric that surrounds us would be illusory, and the quantum particles on the boundary would be the real stuff of existence. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 This is why drafting another edge defender in the first or second round is a logical assumption, whether a bendy pass rusher (Donovan Ezeiruaku), a physical three-down lineman (Nic Scourton) or a raw riser (Olu Oladejo). Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 This book light, $20 at Walmart, has a wide beam and bendy neck. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Feb. 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 18 Apr. 2025.

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