curtsey

Example Sentences

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The duchess came out to show Meghan how to curtsey and address the Queen.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

“Americans will understand this. We have Medieval Times, dinner and tournament,” she says, breaking into a giggle as she re-creates a dramatic curtsey reminiscent of an overzealous Ren Faire performer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

The Stone Table tells the same sort of sweet homely jokes in the same confiding, avuncular voice: “If you have ever seen a lady otter try to curtsey, you will understand why they bow instead.”

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2020

A formal curtsey is a major element of Viennese ballroom etiquette, said Roman Svabek, owner of the dancing school that for the past ten years has organized the famous Vienna Opera Ball.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2018

Celia bobs another perfect curtsey, all the while regarding him with wary eyes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern