bow down to
Example Sentences
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But an EU lawmaker who has worked closely on tech sovereignty told reporters Tuesday Europe "should not bow down to pressure".
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“Women pay the price for defiance, but we do not bow down to force,” she said.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
“I don’t want to do a symbolical gesture to bow down to the system so that I can have a home,” he said.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
But we must never underestimate a strain of masochism in some people, the desire to bow down to the mighty as if they were prostrating themselves before a deity.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2023
This was where the laws of segregation would sometimes bow down to the laws of survival.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
