curtsy
Example Sentences
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She later recalled how she forgot to curtsy when she met the King to receive the award.
From BBC
When we reached the end of our sloppy, extemporaneous dance I started to perform a ridiculous curtsy that felt appropriate to the pantomime we’d been doing, but Luc held out his hand again.
From Literature
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Miss Priest murmured her approval, then turned to Tiamat and made a deep curtsy.
From Literature
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She took the daughters to swimming lessons, taught them to curtsy and helped arrange membership for them in the Brownies and Girl Guides.
“Mrs. Potter, it’s a pleasure to meet you and Miss Penelope,” the Atkinson ladies were saying, with formal bows and curtsies.
From Literature
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