knelt
ˈnelt 
or kneeled; kneeling
or kneeled; kneeling
: to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
The prisoners were ordered to kneel.
: to fall or rest on the knees
She kneeled on the floor next to the child.
Examples of kneel in a Sentence
She was kneeling on the floor beside her child.
He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying.
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In Kyiv this week, two wooden caskets bearing soldiers’ bodies were brought to Independence Square — the heart of Ukraine’s 2014 pro-democracy protests — in a solemn parade, with mourners kneeling at their passing.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Manrique knelt on a toilet in a dark bathroom stall, huddled silently next to her two colleagues.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Manrique knelt on a toilet in a dark bathroom stall, huddled silently next to her two colleagues.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for kneel
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“Kneel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kneel. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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