kneel

Example Sentences

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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

Businessmen from all over Europe would choose your port to set out from if they knew they could kneel at the altar of this champion of mariners.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

"One of the punishments that I could have in school was having to kneel for half an hour because the guy behind me was messing with my chair," he recalled.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

The devil offers Jesus power over the whole world, and all he has to do is kneel before Satan and submit to his authority.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

He nods at me, comes around the counter to kneel by the wheelchair, and reaches his right hand out to do a special handshake that he’s been trying to teach Mr. Ram.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali