kneeling

Example Sentences

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I was kneeling over a bath, washing it in a hotel room one Saturday evening, getting ready for my friend's 40th birthday celebration.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

A small enclosure was erected as artisan Gianluca Galli began the restoration - kneeling before the mosaic as he cut new pieces of stone by hand.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In Spell 16, a funerary procession, stacked like a doll’s house, shows Ankhmerwer kneeling before three representations of the sun god.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Still kneeling on the ground, I opened my arms, and he stepped shakily into them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler