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knee

[nee] / ni /
NOUN
body part
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Italian Sinner is recovering from a knee injury and has not played since beating Zverev in the final of Wimbledon in July.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Josh Rourke is once again named in their provisional squad as he continues his return from a knee injury sustained in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Bowers, after missing the first two weeks with a knee injury, hauled in one of those scores in a 116-yard performance last Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Because of an ailing right knee, the Dodgers don’t really know what you might see out of Freddie Freeman this postseason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The story of how it got on a monitor lizard’s knee has been embellished and spun for so many generations, who really knows what the truth is anymore?”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

As well as broken or uneven steps, weak ankles or knees and inappropriate footwear, a variety of other factors can lead to falls, the CDC says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I know that sounds strange, but acting is never just in your head, it’s in your feet, it’s in your knees, depending on the person that you are,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

People sitting on the pavement hugged their knees, dropping their heads as they listened to the pope's voice echo across the Champs Elysees.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

She was lying on her side in the street, her knees bent.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

It was impossible for him to move, walk, or even bend his knees!

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Redick said Doncic was injured when he was kneed by Clippers guard Bagdan Bogdanovic during Saturday night’s loss at Intuit Dome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

She said she kneed him after an encounter that lasted several minutes and fled the store.

From Washington Times ● May 8, 2023

Bass suffered a severe neck injury in Week 8 of the 1975 season when he was kneed in the head while tackling New York Giants running back Joe Dawkins.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

Matt Murray made 26 stops for Ottawa in his first game since he was kneed in the head during a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Oct.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021

I was so anxious to get past them I accidentally kneed Kelli in the thigh.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

James scored just 16 points on five-of-14 shooting, tumbling to the court in a heap in the first half after kneeing Brown in the back during an awkward defensive possession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

Kaliyev was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for kneeing.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

Carolina defenseman Ian Cole was assessed a five-minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct at 7:39 of the third after a knee-on-knee hit on Jets center Mark Scheifele, who continued playing.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

Stars rookie defenseman Jani Hakanpaa was given the major for kneeing and a game misconduct.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2021

I all but pounced onto Chubs’s back, both scaring him senseless and kneeing him in the kidney in the process.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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