Sabriel watched till she had gone through the gate, then let the tremors take her till she was bent over, shaking with cold.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Sabriel'

His mother, Rosalia, was ninety years old, deaf, and extremely bent over, and she seldom spoke.

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The cop bent over him and she heard the metallic click of handcuffs.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Killer Weekend'

She says she comforted the boy as his head swelled and he bent over, throwing up.

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