bowing down

Example Sentences

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Whether he was celebrating a goal with his shirt off or bowing down in Sujood - the Islamic act of prostration - there are images of Salah that will never be forgotten.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But showing up doesn’t necessarily have to mean bowing down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

“He had everything handed to him. . . . Everything had to be about him — me, me, me, why aren’t you bowing down to me?”

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2020

Stefan de Vrij put them in front with a header that defied physics, bowing down to shin height to divert a corner across his own body and over Gianluigi Donnarumma.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2020

If you were a bird, you could imagine bowing down to him.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt