prostrate

But as Argentine players lay prostrate on the pitch and Argentine fans lost their minds, they didn’t care that it wasn’t pretty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

George’s ambitious underlings strive for his intermittent approval and prostrate themselves, enduring petty humiliations only to crawl back and beg for more.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services now requires consent for breast, pelvic, prostrate and rectal exams for “educational and training purposes” performed by medical students, nurse practitioners or physician assistants.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

He has given speeches promoting cancer prostrate prevention, trying to warn others to be checked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2022

The spell by which I had been so far supported began to dissolve; reaction took place, and soon, so overwhelming was the grief that seized me, I sank prostrate with my face to the ground.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In her 1910 autobiography, she wrote of the Santa Ana wind that “its breath dries up the plants, gives headaches to people, and prostrates them … it uproots trees, tears off roofs, and devastates fields.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

Marianne & Leonard prostrates itself at the feet of Ihlen’s beauty and celebrates her nurturing spirit but doesn’t seem interested in her inner life, or indeed her suffering.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2019

Fazal’s Karim smiles a lot, seems absolutely enchanted by English weather and, at their second meeting, without provocation, prostrates himself to kiss Victoria’s feet.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2017

The other prostrates himself, back bent, head lowered, with his right arm outstretched over clusters of bananas and other produce offered as homage to the allegorical queen.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2016

An inferior meeting a superior prostrates himself at full length upon the ground, and repeats the act again and again according to the amount of deference he wishes to exhibit.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

During that ceremony, Mr. Ogundipe’s family presented Ms. Imoru’s family with food items like yams, oil and rice, and Mr. Ogundipe and his groomsmen prostrated themselves in front of her family.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2022

At another point of the ceremony, the nine lay prostrated on a carpet in front of the basilica’s central altar in a sign of obedience, humility and giving of oneself.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 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

"It is mine," the young king said as he prostrated himself on the floor.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

We’re too busy bowing to false equivalency and prostrating ourselves on the altar of access.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024

But it was his act of prostrating in prayer after goals that reverberated in the wider global consciousness, even among those who don't follow football.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022

Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ruled in favour of three appellants who had been banned from the Old City for 15 days for prostrating themselves and intoning a core Jewish prayer at the compound.

From Reuters ● May 22, 2022

Can you capture his magic without prostrating yourself before the sorcerer?

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

“No!” shrieked Winky, prostrating herself at Mr. Crouch’s feet.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling