kneel
Example Sentences
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Once, during a demonstration outside a cafeteria, as police were about to arrest the demonstrators, Jackson suggested they kneel and recite the Lord’s Prayer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
With only 18 seconds left after that game-tying score, the Rams opted to kneel and send the game to overtime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Flood waters also rushed through subway stations in New York City on Monday evening, pouring into subway cars and forcing passengers to kneel on their seats to avoid getting wet.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
"You don’t know whether to stand . . . or kneel."
From Salon • May 13, 2025
I detach him from my leg, so I can kneel down and wrap my free arm around him.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing kneel
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