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knelt
verb as in get down on one's knees
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Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright knelt in memory of the late Laney football coach John Beam after an interception Sunday.
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Still cradling the squirming cat, she knelt before the children and gazed at each face in turn.
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Penelope gave a gentle downward tug on the TOT, and the bird knelt low enough for her to climb aboard.
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Commander Gorringe & the entire crew knelt down in prayer, and so did I. There was silence, except for the water slapping against the hull.
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And then she knelt down in quiet prayer.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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