on hands and knees
Example Sentences
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I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The next day he attempted to divert up a mountain to get around a large waterfall on hands and knees through "very soggy ground".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Essentially, the Cardinal and Bears are on hands and knees, shamelessly begging for an escape hatch from an awful situation that they themselves created.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Crawl any way you like — on hands and knees, hands and feet, or even rolling sideways along the ground.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022
Some can be reached only by crawling on hands and knees, and the path is so intricate that one would soon be lost without an expert guide.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
