fall prostrate
Example Sentences
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Why did they so humbly salute her, and fall prostrate before her, kissing the hem of her garment?
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Generally those under the influence would, at the end, fall upon the ground and remain rigid for hours, and sometimes whole multitudes would become dumb and fall prostrate.
From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various
Nonnus seemed about to fall prostrate, when a sharp rap came to the door.
From The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales by Garnett, Richard
As Bennaskar entered the vaulted chamber, I shrank back with fear, and dared not lift up my eyes; but my terror was soon quieted, when I saw him fall prostrate at my feet.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
Sometimes a tree will not fall prostrate, the boughs being caught by its neighbours.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
