be bent

Examples (10)

• The wire is bent out of shape.
• After the accident, the bicycle's wheels were completely bent.
• The old man was bent over his cane as he walked slowly.
• The key has been bent for so long that it no longer fits the lock.
• If you put too much weight on that shelf, the support bracket will be bent.
• Is the antenna supposed to be bent at that angle?
• The fork's tines were slightly bent after being used to pry something open.
• The frame wouldn't hang straight if the nail it hung on was bent.
• The trees were bent by the force of the constant coastal wind.
• This paperclip is bent; please get me a new one.