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
"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
His colleagues celebrated his candidacy by circulating an image of him on bended knee praying for divine guidance with other lawmakers on the House floor.
From New York Times
About 20 miles south of Plymouth, across the Sagamore Bridge, is Cape Cod, “the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts,” as Thoreau wrote in his book of hikes, “Cape Cod.”
From New York Times
“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
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