1.   The scene was so vivid and lifelike you almost expected the bear to move or the tree to bend.

2.   Willow trees bend gently along spotless avenues and ancient canals.

3.   The trees were bending in the wind.

4.   Also a fresh tree will bend instead of break.

5.   In this arid land of conflict and memory, even Christmas trees bend with the weight of history.

6.   This year the gnarled olive trees bend with one of the best harvests in years.

7.   Thus, the tree bends toward the light.

8.   When the stake is removed, the tree will bend away from the side the stake was on rather than growing straight up.

9.   Palm trees bent over in the wind and residents and tourists slogged through water-logged streets.

10.   Power lines fell, the rain fell sideways, streets were vacated and palm trees bent as the storm brushed the coast and then moved inland.