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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Miller knelt down in the middle of it all with a wry look of contentment.
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Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
In court, the defense played bodycam footage showing Kouri Richins kneeling down to embrace Katie Richins Benson (lower right), challenging her earlier testimony for the prosecution.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The victim was kneeling in the street in the middle of his prayers with hundreds of other mosque congregants, when he was struck in the back.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
One shows activists with their hands tied behind their backs kneeling with their heads touching the floor inside what appears to be a makeshift detention area at Ashdod port and on the deck of a ship.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 20 May 2026
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Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
In court, the defense played bodycam footage showing Kouri Richins kneeling down to embrace Katie Richins Benson (lower right), challenging her earlier testimony for the prosecution.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The victim was kneeling in the street in the middle of his prayers with hundreds of other mosque congregants, when he was struck in the back.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
One shows activists with their hands tied behind their backs kneeling with their heads touching the floor inside what appears to be a makeshift detention area at Ashdod port and on the deck of a ship.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 20 May 2026
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 26 May. 2026.
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