chiefly British

Examples of bendy in a Sentence

the kids love to use bendy straws
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At the time, the character was 17 and owed his bendy superpowers to eating a mythical fruit. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container. Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 Instead of copying your yoga instructor or your wildly bendy friend, try the seven moves listed below. Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025 And our joints—the bendy parts of our bodies where our bones meet—take the brunt of that. Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 July 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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