bended
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Emhoff subsequently made known his unhappiness with the firm’s capitulation, though he’s stopped short of quitting — as some have urged — to protest its bended knee.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
“She nuzzled up into my chest and sort of bended into me, and I was struck by how soft she was, especially the top of her head,” she said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022
Just weeks later, he went down on bended knee at an Oxford ball.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022
Me on bended knee, with a ring I'd emptied my bank account to buy.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022
One large whooping voice spiraled over the heads of the bended forms.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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