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
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
One large whooping voice spiraled over the heads of the bended forms.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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