fall prostrate
Example Sentences
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Ye hills fall prostrate, and ye vales arise!
From The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by Gilfillan, George
With his two companions Liutprand was compelled to bow and to fall prostrate; and thrice to touch the ground with his forehead.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart
Again and again recurs the motif of her beauty before which the world must fall prostrate.
From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie
Some would cry aloud, some would fall prostrate in terror, while others would clap their hands, or drop down as if dead.
From History of Prince Edward Island by Campbell, Duncan
Many patients, under such circumstances, fall prostrate on the ground, losing their consciousness, and awake after a while as from a dream, without being able to remember what has happened.
From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de
