fall prostrate
Example Sentences
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What he meant was, that he should doff his helmet and fall prostrate on the ground.
From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Sir Walter Scott
P: He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee?
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
As Bennaskar entered the vaulted chamber, I shrank back with fear, and dared not lift up my eyes; but my terror was soon quieted, when I saw him fall prostrate at my feet.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by L. (Laura) Valentine
The king expected everybody to fall prostrate before him when he appeared and pretend to go to sleep,—to be of as little account as possible.
From Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner
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 George Gilfillan
