| E3 I.i.74 | [King Edward to Lorraine] Not servilely disposed to bend |
| JC I.ii.117 | [Cassius to Brutus, of himself] must bend his body / If Caesar carelessly but nod on him [i.e. make a bow] |
| Oth I.iii.233 | [Othello to Duke] Most humbly ... bending to your state |
| TC III.iii.71 | [Patroclus to Achilles, of the lords] They were used to bend |
| TNK I.i.229 | [Third Queen to Theseus] Thou being but mortal makest affections bend / To godlike honours [i.e. can subdue your human feelings] |