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
In a dramatic gesture at the Vatican in 2019, Pope Francis prostrated himself and kissed the shoes of Mr. Kiir and Mr. Machar.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
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
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
