genuflection
Example Sentences
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He saw the tribal genuflection as “an empty, performative act” that implied “UW’s presence is somehow illegitimate, shameful, morally wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Much as there is for its fans to mourn about the alleged closure of the “Downton Abbey” franchise, I won’t miss the increasingly tone-deaf genuflection before the glamour of British privilege.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
At earlier hearings, university presidents opted for strategies of conciliatory genuflection or drab, lawyerly answers.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
“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
He looked inexpressible things, and taking her hand, held it to his breast; and then, making a slight genuflection, pressed it to his lips.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
