bend down

Example Sentences

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When a cute pooch stares up at you, all you want to do is bend down and scratch their belly.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2023

As he lay near Biden’s feet, the president started to bend down to pet Scout, but Blair looked over and said, “yeah, stay.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

One of last things he did was to bend down and untie his cleats.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

As summer winds down in the verdant olive groves across southern Spain’s region of Andalusia, the tree branches typically bend down, heavy with ripening fruits.

From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2023

All this happened in about the time that it would take a sixpenny rocket to start off with its fiery swish, bend down from its climax and disperse itself in thunder and coloured stars.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White