bowing

After all, PlayStation does have a reputation for bowing to its most feral customers’ demands throughout the decades.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

That may explain why this creature of the theater who was so graceful leading an orchestra and so enjoyed talking to the audience turned stiff and awkward when bowing to acknowledged applause.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Some now are pressing pause, bowing out or trying to change things up creatively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

"I assume full responsibility for this defeat," an ashen-faced Jospin announced, bowing out of politics to howls of dismay from supporters.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

“Uh, yes,” the soldier said again, bowing as he retreated from the doorway.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

She couldn’t stop herself from stealing a peek at the school conductor’s score, copying bowings and poring over the details, but she didn’t indulge any dreams of taking the podium herself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

“I changed his position, his bowings, his fingerings, and I was just in absolute shock that he was able to take everything in so quickly. I knew I was working with somebody special.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021

He imported bowings — the directional movements of the bow arm that are to string playing what the flow of breath is to singing — from the scores he had used at the Gewandhaus.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2015

Whatever the work, he insisted on using his own set of parts, and for those that he played with "modern" as well as "period" orchestras, he had two sets with appropriate bowings.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2010

Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French