Bends has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Near yonder narrow road stands an old knight's castle; thick ivy creeps over the old ruined walls, leaf over leaf, even to the balcony, in which stands a beautiful maiden. She bends over the balustrades, and looks up the road. No rose on its stem is fresher than she; no apple-blossom, wafted by the wind, floats more lightly than she moves. Her rich silk rustles as she bends over and exclaims, 'Will he not come?' | |
| 2. | Lead bends easily. | |
| 3. | The river bends slightly to the right here. | |
| 4. | Bamboo bends before the wind. | |
| 5. | The road bends sharply to the right at this point. | |
| 6. | He bends everybody to his will. | |
| 7. | The worm bends. | |
| 8. | That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we? | |
| 9. | Tom bends over backwards to please Mary. | |
| 10. | Tom bends over backwards to make Mary happy. |