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
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
Something will get caught on the fabric and I’ll struggle to get them out, or worse, drop them on the ground, necessitating I bend down to pick them up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
A laugh bursts out of my lips, and she smiles and laughs, and then I bend down and grab the coat and hand it to her.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
