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View synonyms for unbent

unbent

[ uhn-bent ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of unbend.


adjective

  1. not bent; bent; bend; unbowed.
  2. not having yielded or submitted.

unbent

/ ʌnˈbɛnt /

verb

  1. See unbend
    the past tense and past participle of unbend


adjective

  1. not bent or bowed
  2. not compelled to yield or give way by force

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Example Sentences

Father is as likely to live as either of us—is hale and strong—with a back unbent, and a step as firm as your own.

They were certainly perfectly white long after we left Rio; they have not been either furled or unbent.

The jib was unbent, the sheet and head were brought together and made into a sack.

The sails were unbent from the yard, the yards and the top-mast struck.

The family laughed, and even Mr. Snow unbent himself so far as to smile and wipe his spectacles.

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