genuflection

Example Sentences

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To her left, Melvin Gibbs played electric bass—sometimes nonchalantly, sometimes with one bent knee, as if in genuflection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s only a movie, and … a much less impressive one than all the accompanying genuflection would have you believe.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Still, they’ve all grown too used to each other to engage in much genuflection: When you treat an awards campaign like a full-time job, the other contenders might as well be your co-workers.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Pay close attention to appreciate the artful genuflection to classics like "Excalibur."

From Salon • May 21, 2021

Corinne, before she seated herself in it, made a genuflection on the first step, agreeably to the etiquette required in this august assembly.

From Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy by Greig, R. S.