curtsy
Example Sentences
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He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Valerie’s career is a long curtsy to declining standards and compromises; her 2014 journey thumbed its nose at the town’s prestige-chasing.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
"That's why I grabbed his hands - because I forgot to curtsy," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"I don't know, I just do. When you love it, you do it, right? 'Don't sleep, don't eat, just do it on repeat,' to quote myself," she said with a mock curtsy.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
But instead I fanned myself and gave a friendly curtsy, nearly overcome with relief that the strangers and I were not acquainted.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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