bend down
Example Sentences
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At the Louvre, the impulse is not to revere Franklin, gazing out from inside his vitrine, but to approach him—to bend down, to look him in the eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The prime minister was quick to bend down to pick them up.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Previously, the Lowe family had a bull mastiff rescue, Gus, who bit son Samuel in 2023 after the boy tried to bend down and pet him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
When a cute pooch stares up at you, all you want to do is bend down and scratch their belly.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 19, 2023
The creature’s small forepaws reach up and grip my wrist, and I bend down, saying loudly, “Nothing here, see, Rootbeer? Don’t bark at the air.”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
