knelt

[nelt] / nɛlt /

VERB

get down on one's knees

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow

STRONG

curtsey genuflect kowtow stoop

WEAK

bow down do obeisance prostrate oneself

Example Sentences

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Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

And then she knelt down in quiet prayer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

"David knelt down in front of me and just looked at me. I didn't believe them. I didn't want to believe them," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Bruno knelt down next to her and patted her on the back.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff