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
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 • Oct. 27, 2023
Me on bended knee, with a ring I'd emptied my bank account to buy.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022
O’Connell: They did not come to us on bended knee, and I respect that.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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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