Example Sentences

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There’s not an artist out there who hasn’t grovelled on the path to greatness, and getting through school isn’t an impediment to a musical career but a platform to build one on.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2017

Months later, upon seeing how quickly Dubai had sprawled outwards, he returned to court and grovelled.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2016

"I really didn't mean to imply Becky had failed in any way," she later grovelled.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2012

Less than three months after their foolish decision, Coke’s bosses grovelled to customers and reintroduced classic Coke.

From Economist • Mar. 29, 2012

He grovelled on the ground and could speak no clear words but nice master.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien