kneeling

Example Sentences

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Artisan Gianluca Galli was seen kneeling before the mosaic, working to cut new pieces of stone by hand as curious onlookers gathered around him.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The sight of Salah scoring - then kneeling down and bowing his head to the floor in an act of prostration that Muslims call Sujood - will never be forgotten.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In one, she and her sister hugged their mother, who was kneeling over the Hollywood star of actor Christopher Reeve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

I could still see him kneeling there, carving something into one of ’em with a smaller rock.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña