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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Medics rushed both men from the scene to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, but they couldn’t be saved.
Classmates and teachers from Bayside High School embraced and knelt to pray before the casket, which was topped with a portrait of Neo and covered with a massive bouquet of white carnations.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The car service driver who took her to the cemetery noticed her mom's gravestone was covered by grass and, kneeling in his suit, cleaned it for her.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Boone was seen kneeling on one leg in front of the Queen’s guitarist, as May had his music moment.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
When night fell, the husband and wife knelt on their clay floor.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The car service driver who took her to the cemetery noticed her mom's gravestone was covered by grass and, kneeling in his suit, cleaned it for her.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Boone was seen kneeling on one leg in front of the Queen’s guitarist, as May had his music moment.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
When night fell, the husband and wife knelt on their clay floor.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
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. 2025.
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