bended
Americanverb
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“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
As Lasso, Romney approaches Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — herself dressed as the club’s owner, Rebecca Welton — on bended knee.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
“In fact I’ll go even further. I promise you that if you defeat the snake, I’ll admit I was wrong to that stuffy old cat. I’ll even apologize to him on bended knees, so there!”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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