How to Use knee in a Sentence

knee

noun
Definition of kneenext
Synonyms for kneenext
  • Her jeans had holes at the knees.
  • I fell down and hurt my knee.
  • He got down on one knee and proposed to her.
  • His knees trembled with fear.
  • His little granddaughter sat on his knee.
  • She suffered a serious knee injury.
  • How to Do It: Start on your knees, with your hands on the roller.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Sit down and pull your knees to your chest for one minute.
    — Jessica Migala, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
  • How to: Lie on your back with knees bent and feet planted on floor.
    — Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • Relax the foot and the knee of that leg into the floor, and lean your weight into the non-crossed leg.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 12 May 2023
  • Some Cincinnati players on the field dropped to their knees and pointed to the sky.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 13 July 2023
  • Make sure your chair is high enough that your feet are flat on the floor and your knees align with your hips.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Put your head down and your knees up, pumping those arms.
    — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Reaching the shift lever is as easy as swatting a fly off your knee.
    — Fred M.h. Gregory, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
  • He was shot in the knee, foot, ankle and forehead in a rice paddy.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Down on his knees, for better or for worse, David was very much alive.
    — Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Side by side, knee to knee, Ms. Hasan said her prayer and Ms. Hodos sang.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • He was then carted off the field as players took knees.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Smith hasn’t played for the U.S. since spraining her right knee following the World Cup.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Next Inhale, and lift your knee up behind you to about hip height.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The man appeared to drop to his knees, and officers moved in to detain him.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • And right after the show, my dad got down on one knee and proposed to my mom for the second time.
    — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Up and down all night, standing up and sitting down all night, my knees.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • DeShields and Senechal are both sidelined with knee injuries.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • Squeeze your shoulder blades and engage your lats, squeeze your core, and allow for a soft bend in the knees.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 27 May 2023
  • The stench, the stories, and the staggering cost churned my stomach and buckled my knees.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • And the descent back to the city would present a formidable challenge to our thighs, our knees, and our egos.
    — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Look for a cropped style—one that hits just above the knee—or a long robe that’ll cover your legs without dragging on the floor.
    — Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Nick Burri clicks into his ski bindings, squats to stretch his knees, and scans the snowy race course.
    — Thomas Peipert, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Surely, the newcomer’s knees would be knocking down the stretch.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023

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