bow to
Example Sentences
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In Sanskrit, namaste translates to mean “I bow to you,” or, ”the light in me honors the light in you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Gwen John lived her life refusing to bow to what was expected of a woman born in the Victorian era.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Then Mr. Zaslav and his board may decide they have little choice except to bow to the terms of the tech mogul and his budding studio mogul son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Sliwa, 71, insisted he would not bow to inducements he alleged were arranged by Cuomo -- who denies the claim -- to quit the race, like lucrative jobs with fat salaries and a driver.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
But he had carried his fish spear, the original one with the two prongs, and he moved the bow to his left hand and carried the spear in his right.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
