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

“Oohs” rippled through the class as students began to kneel down in position to begin the choreography.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

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

I kneel over him and set my cheek on his.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera