bended
Americanverb
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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
“Lord Davos, if you are a lord, I know what your so-called king would have of me. Steel and silver and a bended knee.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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