on hands and knees
Example Sentences
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The next day he attempted to divert up a mountain to get around a large waterfall on hands and knees through "very soggy ground".
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Essentially, the Cardinal and Bears are on hands and knees, shamelessly begging for an escape hatch from an awful situation that they themselves created.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
Crawl any way you like — on hands and knees, hands and feet, or even rolling sideways along the ground.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022
When she wanted to mix movie watching with play, we exited to a hall, which she explored on hands and knees.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020
Like policemen in a search team, we go on hands and knees and crawl our way toward the truth.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
