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Meanings of bent against in English

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Usage of bent against in English
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She tagged along with him, her head bent against the oncoming storm.
Another life
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Her fists were clenched, her thumbs bent against the palms of her hands.
A Love Episode
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Graham, meantime, bent against the footboard of the bed, watching with anxious eyes.
The Abandoned Room
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Every eye, every shaft of ridicule is bent against me.
Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy
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But when I'm drunk, I'm an idiot and my mind is bent against her.
A Master's Degree
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She dropped to her knees, head bent against a wave of nausea and cold.
The Black Unicorn
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The thick iron bar had been bent against him to an angle of 45 degrees.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
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Other wars are bent against strangers, this against itself, destroying itself with its own poison.
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 18
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They walked on for a while, not speaking, heads bent against the wind and rain.
Jarka Ruus
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The wind was cold and strong, opposing their journey, and they walked bent against its force.
Agent 6
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As Mary watched, the figure began to walk slowly away from the building, bent against the wind.
Mine
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Another mattress sat at an angle on the floor, one corner of it bent against the wall.
Rise
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The rungs dug hard into his feet as he climbed until his head was bent against the roof.
The Pilo Family Circus
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She walked out into the cold wind, her body bent against its force but her spine far from broken.
Mine
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Quait bent against the rain, his hat pulled low over his eyes, his right hand pressed against Lightfoot's flank.
Wastelands
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Our little group bent against the wind and crossed to an adjacent building, gray stone like the church, but smaller.
Death du Jour
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