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

"You don’t know whether to stand . . . or kneel."

From Salon • May 13, 2025

“Oohs” rippled through the class as students began to kneel down in position to begin the choreography.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

Krukoslik hung his spoon on his’ belt, and went to kneel by the small fire at the entrance to the shelter, where he murmured a brief prayer of thanks.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver