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  • past tense form of kneel.
  • past participle of kneel.
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knelt

[nelt] / nɛlt /


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Parton "detoured the whole entourage to come around over there to where we were and then she knelt down to talk to Heather for a minute".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Thailand's foreign ministry denied Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron knelt before the country's king during his state visit to Paris this week, after an AI-generated picture circulated online.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

After a young woman knelt down and reached her hand into the pool Monday, she was quickly approached by a National Park Service official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

She knelt in front of the first officer she saw, told him she’d fled the colectivos, and pleaded for a chance to seek asylum.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

She grabbed it and knelt before the lamppost.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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