genuflected
Example Sentences
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He hired people because they genuflected to him, not because they had any expertise.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers genuflected: “I bow at your feet.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022
“Everybody sort of genuflected to Hazel because she was this little dynamo,” said David Peterson, a former Liberal premier of Ontario between 1985 and 1990.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022
I almost genuflected in the doorway but restrained myself.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022
They walked in, took off their gloves, dipped their fingers in the holy water, made the sign of the cross, genuflected to the crucifix, then found a pew and knelt in prayer.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
