bowing
Example Sentences
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However he says he could only make the switch when his side were doing sufficiently well - otherwise it would look like he was bowing to external noise.
From BBC
"And instead of bowing to it, we chose to fight," his wife said.
From Barron's
"Bash is bowing fine. He's where he's supposed to be in terms of this series."
From BBC
The furnishings are as eclectic as the woman herself: A pink couch in one corner has four bowing swans affixed to each corner.
From Los Angeles Times
Whether it is simply fewer courtiers, a bit less ceremony, no more people calling him sir, or bowing.
From BBC
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