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

Flood waters also rushed through subway stations in New York City on Monday evening, pouring into subway cars and forcing passengers to kneel on their seats to avoid getting wet.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 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

The devil offers Jesus power over the whole world, and all he has to do is kneel before Satan and submit to his authority.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

When I kneel down in front of him, he jumps up and puts his paws on my shoulders.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty