kneeling

Example Sentences

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Kneeling beside her, Dr. Kristen Miller swiftly tapped hair-thin needles into the dog’s back and haunches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Kneeling at the riverbank, I understood exactly what he meant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Kneeling before the archbishop of Canterbury, she was anointed, thereby placed in the tradition of the kings of Israel and England.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022

Two gifts were the torsos of massive, twin stone statues, the Kneeling Attendants, that guarded the doorway to Gallery 249, which focused on Khmer art.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Kneeling beside the buck, he put out his hand and gently stroked its rough, sweaty cheek.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver