on hands and knees
Example Sentences
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I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The next day he attempted to divert up a mountain to get around a large waterfall on hands and knees through "very soggy ground".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Francis presided over a similar joint initiative in 2019 in the Vatican when he famously got down on hands and knees and kissed the feet of South Sudan’s rival leaders, begging them to make peace.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
Crawl any way you like — on hands and knees, hands and feet, or even rolling sideways along the ground.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022
Kilrain, on hands and knees, squinting: “They keep coming in on the flank.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
