bended
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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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
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
“I thank God on my bended knees that we did not make the uranium bomb,” said Hahn.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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