knelt

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When they walked from the military transports, some of them knelt on the tarmac and kissed the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She knelt in front of the first officer she saw, told him she’d fled the colectivos, and pleaded for a chance to seek asylum.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright knelt in memory of the late Laney football coach John Beam after an interception Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

I knelt at the edge of my bed, hovering over Fig’s gray mass of fur, afraid of what I might find.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas