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
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
The class chants together briefly, then the students get on hands and knees for the back-flexing “cat cow” kriya.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021
On a vast plain of ice, a group of unidentified men search for something beneath the surface, peering on hands and knees and jabbing at it with sharp sticks.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
Avery crawled out of the crate on hands and knees, making faces at Wilbur.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
