bend down

Example Sentences

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Previously, the Lowe family had a bull mastiff rescue, Gus, who bit son Samuel in 2023 after the boy tried to bend down and pet him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

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

They had to find the right brick, bend down, pick it up.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

I bend down to get a good grip on the wood and hoist the plank onto my shoulder.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio