curtsy
Example Sentences
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Valerie’s career is a long curtsy to declining standards and compromises; her 2014 journey thumbed its nose at the town’s prestige-chasing.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
She later recalled how she forgot to curtsy when she met the King to receive the award.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
She took the daughters to swimming lessons, taught them to curtsy and helped arrange membership for them in the Brownies and Girl Guides.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
"I don't know, I just do. When you love it, you do it, right? 'Don't sleep, don't eat, just do it on repeat,' to quote myself," she said with a mock curtsy.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
“Thank you, ma’am, for the fine tour of your establishment,” I say before bobbing another curtsy.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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