bend the knees
Example Sentences
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It can be a wandering ball toss that throws off one’s rhythm or a tightening of the limbs that makes it harder to bend the knees and execute the natural arm swing.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2020
“You might want to bend the knees a little bit,” Sal coached one dancer as the class began.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2017
Rise slightly on the toes, bend the knees slowly, tilt the trunk forward as the leg muscles lower the body onto the chair.
From Time Magazine Archive
The correct way...is to bend the knees, keep the body upright, take a firm grip...and push upward with the leg muscles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tally cruised to a stop—right foot down, left foot up, bend the knees.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
