How To Use Curtsy In A Sentence
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Inside the house a maid bobbed in curtsy to indicate that Grace should follow her upstairs.
THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
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‘I thought tennis had had enough of manners,’ he writes, ‘of bowing and curtsying to rich people who didn't pay taxes.’
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And then, within a matter of months, people were bowing to her, people were curtsying to her, people were looking at everything she wore, analyzing everything.
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‘Yes, your highness,’ she said, curtsying as best she could.
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I approached my father as usual, and fell in to a deep curtsy before his feet.
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Each of the girls dipped a small curtsy when their name was called.
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Indeed the upper echelons, who to the unenlightened merely appear as parasitic larcenous thugs, will have a tad more than the $5 being shoveled at those welfare recipients that curtsy correctly.
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And then he would bow in his paint-spattered coveralls, the drywall contractor with the dimpled chin and eyes as blue as the lake, and she would curtsy in her polyester slacks and Ban-Lon shirt, the housewife with the waves of hair and the smile that could light up the sky, and they would whirl around the living room while I watched from the kitchen, sheepish but happy.
The Hanging Tree
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Of course there were high times, too, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, curtsying to Queen Elizabeth, enduring Eleanor Roosevelt and staying on high alert when thousands of sailors came ashore from U.S. ships.
Writing about writers: Puerto Vallarta and Jenny McGill
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Turning around, she gave a formal curtsy to the Lord of Ghent.
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Peering through the windows at the spectacles hosted by white planters, enslaved blacks would then prance and preen in imitation of whites at their own dances, using exaggerated movements, curtsys and bows to and adopting “high-toned” clothing to mock.
The Cakewalk | Edwardian Promenade
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She knew a little curtsying and bowing never hurt.
Bubble in the Bathtub
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Fussing with her hair, Gwendolyn rose from the couch and gave a wobbly curtsy.
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Welcome to Karien, your Highness," she said with a deep curtsy.
TREASON KEEP
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She swept out of the room, and the maid, after bobbing in a curtsy, followed.
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‘Hello, your highness,’ she said, curtsying quickly.
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‘Why thank you, ma'am,’ Pic chimed as he acted like he was curtsying.
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Inside the house a maid bobbed in curtsy to indicate that Grace should follow her upstairs.
THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
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A young seventeen year old boy bowed next to him, while a thirteen year old girl did a curtsy.
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Then as a preliminary skirmish, Constance presented the two-franc piece; and the jailoress dropped a curtsy.
Jerry
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I could hear the rustle of the maid's woolen skirts as she bobbed a curtsy.
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Triliny grinned and walked up to Kathryn, giving a slight curtsy and smiling at the girl's expression of disgust.
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‘Yes,’ I said, curtsying to him as we finished the dance.
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Welcome to Karien, your Highness," she said with a deep curtsy.
TREASON KEEP
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Each girl gave a little curtsy and Joss wanted to laugh.
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Peering through the windows at the spectacles hosted by white planters, enslaved blacks would then prance and preen in imitation of whites at their own dances, using exaggerated movements, curtsys and bows to and adopting “high-toned” clothing to [...]
2009 February | Edwardian Promenade
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She attempted to curtsy, but ended up keeling over sidewise, as she was already sitting on the ground.
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Welcome to Karien, your Highness," she said with a deep curtsy.
TREASON KEEP
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He was engaged in what I should call "curtsying"; that is, bending his leg joint, and dropping his plump little body for a second, then bobbing up to his fullest height, repeating the performance constantly, -- looking eagerly out over the water the while, evidently expecting somebody.
A Bird-Lover in the West
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‘Good day, Lord Cecil,’ she murmured at last, curtsying prettily and continuing to blush as he continued to scrutinize her.
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‘I apologize, my lord,’ the girl said with a curtsy.
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But before a Scotchman, myself would prefar the poorest spalpeen -- barring it be Phil, the buckeen -- I ax pardon (_curtsying_), if a buckeen's the more honourable.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08
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‘Why thank you, ma'am,’ Pic chimed as he acted like he was curtsying.
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Being monarch brings with it overwhelming duties and obligations, not the least of which is that your people must find you worthy enough to bow and curtsy to.
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‘Your Grace,’ I murmured, curtsying to Cameron.
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When the case began, the court clerk may not have gone as far as curtsying, but she still addressed her Royal highness as ‘Ma'am’.
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We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen.
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Already he discerned an air of bustle about the house, for Lady Hester's abigail was hurrying up the stairs, accompanied by one of the maids, and the stout housekeeper, pausing only to bob a curtsy to her master as he came out of the parlour, set her foot on the bottom stair and began to puff her way up.
Gatlinburg
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What did she know about, besides curtsying and dinner parties and prim, proper thank-you notes?
Uprising
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A frangipani spread itself in one corner like a curtsying ballerina.
INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS
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Inside the house a maid bobbed in curtsy to indicate that Grace should follow her upstairs.
THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
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A little maid rushed to the door and bobbed a curtsy.
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The Italian prima donna sweeps a curtsy of careless pity to the over-facile pit which unsexes her with the bravo! innocently meant to show a familiarity with foreign usage.
On a Certain Condescension in Foreigners
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‘Thank you,’ I said curtsying mockingly as we both laughed.
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‘I am her daughter,’ I replied, curtsying slightly.
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‘I am innocent, sir,’ she said with a small curtsy, ‘Do I look like a girl who would thieve?’
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She did a funny little curtsy which Josh and Silver couldn't help but laugh at.
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Kurono did a formal bow, while Kaia did a curtsy.
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She gripped tightly on her pinafore and bobbed into a curtsy.
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Why do all these people keep bowing and curtsying and such?
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‘Yes, Mother,’ Violet replied, curtsying and breaking into the smile which transformed her face into loveliness before flinging her arms around her mother.
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Then lower the back knee toward the ground, as if you are curtsying.
Keeping Slope-Ready During the Summer
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Shalott stepped from the chariot and gave a formal curtsy.
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Governor General Quentin Bryce, the monarch's representative in Australia and the first woman to fill the role, had greeted the Queen by curtsying.
Queen in Australia for 10-day tour
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‘Why thank you sir,’ I said playing along by curtsying.
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It sounded like a book that would teach me how to be a proper lady, complete with frilly lace, curtsying and a lot of time spent being meek.
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Making a graceful curtsy before Arthur, she then curtsied to John.
HERE BE DRAGONS
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The ballerina bobbed a curtsy before leaving the stage.
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Leave us, Monique,’ she waved her hand at the maid, who bobbed a curtsy and hurried out.
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This instruction for drawing comes curtsy of Molli The Wood Tagger who works on trees and bridges with her unique knitting style.
Molli the wood tagger, thank you
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Bow, curtsy, damp patch and kiss on the cheekpiece.
How often do you clean your guns?
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‘Happy Birthday, your highness,’ I said, curtsying and lowering my head.