The tall trees are "too proud" to bend and surrender to the winds, whereas the humble blade of grass will bend and surrender to the mighty wind.

Current is then applied in the alternate direction, making the blades bend the other way.

The blade bends back and forth this way, moving air with little power consumption and little sound.

He supplied Sir Marmaduke Hyson's troop with sabres, and it is said that the blades will bend as though they were lead.

If hurled at the enemy, the blades of those which did not lodge in the soft parts of a man's body would bend and could not be returned.

Now it gave a little, as a blade of Damascus steel will bend, but it did not shatter.

Because the blade bends towards the opponent, the user need not angle the wrist, which makes the kukri more comfortable as a stabbing weapon than other straight-bladed knives.

Before the rule was changed, the blade could bend more easily so the back and flanks were easier to hit and score.

The stiffening back is carried through into the handle so that the blade does not bend between the two.

The other blade, carefully weakened with an acute-angled cut so it would snap to a sharp point, did not bend at all.