bow

Example Sentences

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Might they write smaller checks or bow out entirely if the conflict drags on?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Director Spike Lee, with wife Tonya Lewis Lee, showed his distinctive style with a suit featuring a purple fedora hat and matching bow tie, and a bag made of silver cassettes.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fiber optic cable?

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Thus, he’s surprised when others don’t bow down so swiftly.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

She wrapped Rowdy’s monkey bites with all kinds of bright-colored rags and tied them in bow knots.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls