prostrated
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Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
“I am going back to California,” she recalled telling them, “and unless you tell me — let’s face it, I have prostrated myself — now, yes or no, that’s the end of it.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 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
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