prostrate
Example Sentences
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A few months before Khan was elected prime minister, local media carried photos of the couple prostrating at the Baba Farid shrine.
From Reuters
“Why does he keep prostrating himself before these dishonest left-wing media hacks?”
From Seattle Times
His government is under Western sanctions after pro-democracy demonstrations which broke out in 2011 were met by deadly force from the government and led to the prostrated conflict.
From BBC
His famous father also had his own health scare, announcing in 2009 that he had been diagnosed with prostrate cancer.
From Los Angeles Times
The five men were left prostrate on the sidewalk outside their black pickup truck, their shirts pulled over their heads, bare torsos pressed against the ground, their bound hands spread before them almost in supplication.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
