kneel

Example Sentences

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With only 18 seconds left after that game-tying score, the Rams opted to kneel and send the game to overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

It’s kind of like Ramses in the movie “The Ten Commandments” when he says, “Command them to kneel before Pharaoh.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

He would kneel down on the pavement and look them in the eye, ferry them to appointments, visit them in hospitals, work tirelessly to earn their trust and try to get them into housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

Businessmen from all over Europe would choose your port to set out from if they knew they could kneel at the altar of this champion of mariners.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

I say nothing, just take a few steps and kneel in front of him.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin