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
The poacher offerered to kneel and apologise, telling Silva that he only came to the field to look at birds.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
It’s kind of like Ramses in the movie “The Ten Commandments” when he says, “Command them to kneel before Pharaoh.”
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025
He would kneel down on the pavement and look them in the eye, ferry them to appointments, visit them in hospitals, work tirelessly to earn their trust and try to get them into housing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
She watched him kneel before the twig pile and grab two to rub together for a fire.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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