bowing down

Example Sentences

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He describes the atmosphere as everyone bowing down to Spacey and that the actor was running the show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

“He had everything handed to him. . . . Everything had to be about him — me, me, me, why aren’t you bowing down to me?”

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2020

Stefan de Vrij put them in front with a header that defied physics, bowing down to shin height to divert a corner across his own body and over Gianluigi Donnarumma.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2020

I am bowing down, I'm on my knees.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2019

If you were a bird, you could imagine bowing down to him.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt