prostrated
Example Sentences
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"As soon as I arrived in Port Sudan, I prostrated in the airport and cried intensely because I never imagined I would reach a safe haven," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
After walking out, Thaksin placed a flower wreath and prostrated before a portrait of Thailand’s king and queen at the gate of the terminal.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
Earlier on Friday, Francis prostrated himself on the floor of an empty St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at a “Passion of the Lord” service.
From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2021
“The French justice system has prostrated itself before a writer,” said Mehana Mouhou, a lawyer involved in the suit against the author.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2020
Great Ceremony of the Celebration of the Return to Egypt has begun!” she chanted, and all four Egyptians prostrated themselves before the egg crate and the birdbath.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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