kneeling

Example Sentences

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In the full video, Woods appears calm, kneeling on one knee as he tells officers: "I looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden, boom."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

In one striking photo, a kneeling US pilot is confronted by a Kuwaiti local, moments after parachuting from his jet.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Awakening, he found “a hazy figure kneeling next to me, pulling me up, and talking in a loud, strange voice: ‘You are free!

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Redemption was kneeling next to her, fear frantic on his face.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi