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    Use "curtsy" in a sentence

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    1. " The cook curtsied and he turned to go


    2. Keeva’s find of woodland mushrooms was greeted with applause and she curtsied after handing them over


    3. “As thou wilt, kind sir,” she curtsied low and elegantly


    4. He bowed, and she curtsied


    5. She curtsied with her head bowed


    6. `Of course,' she curtsied again and then left


    7. Gorham stood up instinctively as she curtsied, then he put out his hand to her


    8. `Thank you, Your Majesty,' she curtsied before she took his hand and he helped her up the carriage


    9. `Afternoon Your Majesty,' she curtsied and the man bowed in respect


    10. Mallei curtsied in shock and Linz pulled her up

    11. The servant, still wearing only a nightgown, curtsied to the King and handed him a letter


    12. completing her duty to pour, she once again curtsied, then backed


    13. Nancy walked to the Queen and stopped a few steps in front of her, then curtsied to her and the King


    14. Bowing to her as she curtsied to him at the end of the dance, Louis turned around to choose another partner for the next dance


    15. She curtsied to Louis, whose heart now beat furiously


    16. With that I curtsied again and went into the back to ready the tea and scones


    17. Wearing a large felt hat with his court outfit, young Louis beamed with joy at the sight of Nancy and went to her at once as she curtsied respectfully to him


    18. Nancy, breathing a bit fast after her exercise, gave the only answer she could and curtsied to the King


    19. She caught him as he was waiting for his carriage and, having open access to him, approached him and curtsied in front of him while holding the hand of little Charles


    20. had curtsied toward Cameron as she boarded The Anna Belle,

    21. and curtsied respectively to each other


    22. Hillary curtsied as best she could and followed the servants


    23. The prophecy has come to pass ” she curtsied, but hers was


    24. I am Unni and this is my husband Brander,” she said and curtsied deeply


    25. Lucia stepped into the room, and as she did so, the entourage of handmaidens turned and curtsied to her


    26. ” She curtsied and left the room


    27. Vilda’s eyes searched nervously, but she curtsied and left


    28. I will summon her, Your Majesty,” Lena said and curtsied


    29. “Greetings,” she said softly, and then curtsied, “Lord Mithras


    30. He raised his arm in a typical Roman salute and Ceri curtsied solemnly,

    31. Smiling pleasantly, Anne curtsied to Sebastian, but the man showed little interest in her,


    32. ” She curtsied quickly and then hurried to a


    33. The maids curtsied, scampering out without another word


    34. Her maid curtsied quickly


    35. The maid looked at her sadly for a couple of moments more, curtsied, and then led a


    36. She saluted the other women, and curtsied deeply to Queen Amabie


    37. She curtsied deeply and considered the dark man, standing with his arms casually crossed, behind and off to the left of her betrothed


    38. Some of the Sojourners waved, one, Ariella thought it was Eugenie, curtsied


    39. The Queen curtsied and left the room, a quick glance at me


    40. Yet when he came into Arial’s room over a fortnight later, she got up and curtsied to him

    41. Efa curtsied to him, the other women too


    42. she curtsied and spoke calmly


    43. Carrie smiled as she curtsied deeply to her


    44. The gateway to the left of the fountain depicted a woman standing between two suns, her hand up to hide part of her face—or was she wiping away a tear? In the next, a woman curtsied, her face hidden by her hair


    45. They bowed and she curtsied, setting the tone


    46. She smiled a huge smile of relief and curtsied to his praise and then got the heck out of there before he changed his mind


    47. curtsied as low and as dignified as she could muster


    48. She moved uneasily, and curtsied incessantly, waiting impatiently for a chance of putting in her word: and at last she found it


    49. directions, and so curtsied herself to the door


    50. "Well," the latter continued, making a curtsey, "if it weren't asking too much," and she curtsied once more, "if you would"—and her eyes begged—"a jar of brandy,"







    1. The lady curtsies deeply to the queen, "You honor us, your highness


    2. " Then she curtsies with the same level of exaggeration to the princess


    3. In this room there was a wardrobe full of old-fashioned costumes with which Esther allowed her to play, and it was her favorite amusement to array herself in the faded brocades, and parade up and down before the long mirror, making stately curtsies, and sweeping her train about with a rustle which delighted her ears


    4. She came forward, bobbing curtsies, but between Sara's eyes and her own there passed a gleam of friendly understanding, while her words tumbled over each other


    5. "No, mum," Becky protested, bobbing curtsies


    1. Mya gave a short curtsy and turned around and returned to the pillow on the bed curling


    2. As if on cue, Mandy and Harold rose from their chairs and made a bow and a curtsy, respectively


    3. The girl turned and bowed slightly almost in a curtsy, and pointed Celia to the entrance with a slight nod


    4. ” They said in complete unison with a low curtsy,


    5. They curtsy with exaggeration before heading toward the doorway


    6. Yazadril had given a shallow, dignified bow at his introduction, and the ladies gave a curtsy


    7. Chingla giggled and made a graceful curtsy “Thank you, gracious prince


    8. 4HEY ALL ERUPTED IN LAUGHTER AS !NGELA STOOD TO GIVE A ROYAL CURTSY


    9. The maid, a pretty girl with yellow hair and blue eyes bobbed a curtsy and ran for the doorway to return in a minute or so with the requested items


    10. They were lying on a scattering of luxury silk sheets and bed covers whilst listening to music, curtsy of someone’s entertainment centre

    11. Margaret did a graceful curtsy when Stan ‘B’ stopped in front of her, holding the arm of his first mistress Miri and followed by his two sons and two daughters, who were only a small part of his household


    12. So vigorously it almost became a curtsy


    13. The girl made a quick curtsy before presenting herself in impeccable French


    14. The two young women complied quickly before doing a curtsy in front of Queen Henriette-Marie after putting down their baskets of food


    15. She was about to leave at a run when she remembered something and performed a curtsy in front of the Queen


    16. “I’m sorry,” I did a little involuntary curtsy to interrupt this babbling conversation-hog


    17. I performed a perfect curtsy


    18. “I thank you as well Your Majesties,” she said then preformed an awkward curtsy


    19. I had immediately stood from the table and performed a deep curtsy as his station dictated I should


    20. The girl, seeing Mazarin approach her, made a curtsy to him, prompting a gentle chiding from the Cardinal

    21. Françoise, who was in the lead with her husband Henri, made a curtsy and smiled to the governor


    22. ” The lead witch said with a note of pride, and Hunter had the impression that it was all she could do not to bow or curtsy to the Shadow Witch


    23. smiled sweetly, dipped another curtsy at the man, and murmured her signature, “What a pleasure


    24. “You’re the royal Cristian told us about,” his mother said, attempting to curtsy


    25. “Please, there’s no need to curtsy,” she said smiling


    26. “I give all my gratitude to Princess Aazuria,” Alcyone said softly, dipping into a solemn curtsy


    27. The pleasure is mine," she says, bobbing ever so slightly into a curtsy that Eugene has to admit is impressive


    28. " She bobbed a careful but wobbly curtsy and stared at me as if I had two heads


    29. " We watched as the maid bobbed a curtsy then left


    30. a small curtsy, not betraying her thoughts by complaining to her

    31. She accepted with another curtsy


    32. Isleen in return gave me a small curtsy, and the celebration was on


    33. Everyone struggled to bow or curtsy to their new king


    34. to curtsy almost to the ground, and with mincing little steps, she fluttered out of the office


    35. Sonia, in confusion, gave a hurried, frightened curtsy


    36. curtsy to him, saluted me, and seemed a little affronted that I had only


    37. With only two weeks to prepare, she mastered the special curtsy and other social protocols required of young debutantes who gathered at the event


    38. Marie-Laure attempts a curtsy


    39. Mahgdylynah dropped an abbreviated curtsy and withdrew, and Stefyny seated herself once more in her own chair behind the embroidery frame


    40. Prodded by her mother, Prissy bobbed a sudden curtsy and grinned at Scarlett, who “A sharp little wench,” she thought, and said aloud: “Thank you, Dilcey, we’ll see about it when Mother comes home

    41. She made a little curtsy as he bowed, and then, as went to her mouth in horror, for she knew who he was


    42. A fat mulatto woman, who was leaning over a rusty old stove, dropped a half curtsy as she saw Scarlett and went on lived with her but thought it best to ignore the fact


    43. ” She never even dropped a curtsy when Rhett presented her with the red petticoat and she never wore it either


    44. low curtsy which was dropped on the entrance of the small phaeton


    45. She took a little bow and then did a mock curtsy


    46. I bobbed a quick curtsy, but before I could complete it, she waved her hand and said, “Bah, none of that, please


    47. But I sometimes think I could easily trade a verb tense or a curtsy for some company that would stay over for a thirty-year weekend


    48. Bug pretended it was all for the lady, and helped her curtsy and took her to her table, where she sat, eyes shut, not believing what had happened


    49. Luise Ivanovna made haste to curtsy almost to the ground, and with mincing little steps, she fluttered out of the office


    1. ” Said Nancy while curtsying


    2. Curtsying like a fairy, she smiled politely at each man as he was introduced to


    3. curtsying and leaving the room


    4. The small lady positively skipped from her seat on seeing him, and fell to curtsying in a sort of ecstasy; but the officer took not the smallest notice of her, and she did not venture to sit down again in his presence


    5. With hurried deference, Luise Ivanovna fell to curtsying in all


    6. When they had paid their tribute of politeness by curtsying to the lady of the house, they were permitted to mingle in the crowd, and take their share of the heat and inconvenience, to which their arrival must necessarily add


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    Synonyms for "curtsy"

    curtsey curtsy bob reverence bend nod bow kowtow

    "curtsy" definitions

    bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women


    bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting


    make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect