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Meanings of bend the knee in English

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Usage of bend the knee in English
1
He must bend the knee to them but dream of the sword.
The red queen
2
She is too happy to bend the knee before her husband's erudition.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
3
Young and old, Thy praise expressing, In glad homage bend the knee.
Radio NZ
4
Stannis promises land, food, and justice to any wildlings who bend the knee.
A Dance with Dragons
5
Am I now to bend the knee to the ones who sent him?
A Game of Thrones
6
Both are keen to ensure people bend the knee to them.
The Guardian
7
I'll never bend the knee at Meeting till I've found him.
The Survivor
8
Your duty to go and bend the knee to that man?
Active Service
9
To Thee I bend the knee; to Thee my thought
The Illustrated London Reading Book
10
It is his to nod the head, fold the arms and bend the knee.
The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth?
11
Lord Alester was indeed the first to bend the knee.
A clash of kings
12
Once Jaime takes Riverrun, they will both be quick enough to bend the knee.
A Game of Thrones
13
For when it is said to them, bend the knee, they bend it not.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
14
She was here to-night to bend the knee to you.
The Mystics: A Novel
15
You are omnipotent, they bend the knee, that is all.
Napoleon the Little
16
She did not come of a race that was wont to bend the knee.
The Crisis — Volume 08
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