bended
Americanverb
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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
"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 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
Me on bended knee, with a ring I'd emptied my bank account to buy.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2022
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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