on hands and knees
Example Sentences
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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
Get down on hands and knees and lightly rake the sand about one inch below the surface until you hear or feel the rake scrape a shell.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021
He began crawling about on hands and knees with great agility.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
