kneed

past tense of knee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneed
Verb
  • Rusev returned to the ring and attacked two members of the stable before Penta kicked El Grande Americano.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The officer kicked Banegas — who dropped the gun after shooting Chirino — and arrested him, according to the warrant.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Pens challenged, feeling that Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was the one who bumped Gustavsson.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a 30-minute interview, Martin defended how the party has been managing its internal divisions, and pushed back at Republicans who have accused Democrats of embracing violence and radical politics.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Frantic customers are seen watching the chaotic scene unfold and fleeing, with some tumbling to the ground after seemingly being jabbed.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This is stylish and practical but not secure if placed where the glasses might get jostled.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • On a recent call, the girls jostled over who would talk to him first during a car ride with their mother.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lovato poked fun at herself, dressing as a meme from 2014.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Marcus poked out his bottom lip, but no whining this time.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When prodded about the inevitable backlash to his more expensive proposals, Mamdani shrugged.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After Kempes opened the scoring with a clever sliding finish past the advancing Jan Jongbloed, Argentine goalkeeper Fillol was caught too wide for Dick Nanninga’s headed equaliser, and was similarly too far out when Dutch forward Rob Rensenbrink prodded against the post in stoppage time.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Kneed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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