bended
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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"If I was Prime Minister, I would be coming along on my bended knees and asking to be allowed back in," he says.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
She says in the show: “Here I am, coming to you, prime minister, on bended knee, for the sign-off, but I’m hoping that will be a formality.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
Me on bended knee, with a ring I'd emptied my bank account to buy.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022
With no experience, Creason had to go to collections at UCLA, the Seaver Center and the Huntington, “on bended knee,” to learn.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021
After ’while, all the grapes that got smashed on Jimmy’s forehead started leaking down into his eyes so he bended over to wipe at ’em.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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