genuflected
Example Sentences
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He hired people because they genuflected to him, not because they had any expertise.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers genuflected: “I bow at your feet.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022
At the biggest annual festival in Gbaramatu, women danced and genuflected before the king.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2021
As he is wont to do, Bill Shaikin once again genuflected at the Dodger altar and — cue the harp music — sang the praises of Chase Utley.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2018
Several late-comers, thinking there was an empty seat, genuflected at the pew’s entrance and prepared to enter.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
