1. The federal government now seems bent on imposing it on them.

2. From its side rose a bent metal ladder leading up to nothing.

3. Some patients, Baker said, could get bent out of shape over the online snooping.

4. Money talks, especially for a company bent on global domination.

5. I think I bent the throttle, I pressed it so hard.

6. In essence, critics say, a company bent on speed needs to understand when to slow down.

7. All of my bananas are bent the other way.