prostrated
Example Sentences
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There, the four candidates for bishop prostrated themselves before an altar, their heads buried in red velvet pillows.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
Earlier on Friday in St Peter’s Basilica, Francis presided at a “Passion of the Lord” service, during which he prostrated himself in prayer on the marble pavement.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2018
And he explained in a tone of prostrated resignation: "I had to do it so that the animals would keep on breeding."
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
