How to Use kneel in a Sentence

kneel

verb
Definition of kneelnext
Synonyms for kneelnext
  • He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying.
  • She was kneeling on the floor beside her child.
  • The dog bites Rose, who was kneeling with his hands in the air, video shows.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • So to preserve the 50-0, the Lions had to kneel the game out from the start of the fourth quarter.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022
  • My husband and the doula knelt next to me and discussed what to do next.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Gaillard knelt at the edge of his field, where a white crust covered the ground.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • He was soon seen sobbing and kneeling on the ground, his face buried in the grass.
    — Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And indeed, in the trailer, a group of people kneel down to Arthur.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 21 Mar. 2022
  • How to Do It: Hold a dumbbell in each hand and kneel on the floor with arms at your sides.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Soubirous knelt and prayed the rosary, according to the website.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • With 8 seconds to play in the half, the Beavers figure to kneel it and go to halftime with a 14-7 lead.
    — oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Three runs by Webb resulted in a first down, and Bradley was able to kneel on the ball to run out the clock.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Nov. 2022
  • In the video, Guetschow pushes the girl’s head to the ground and then appears to kneel on her neck for over 20 seconds.
    — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Her husband, Daemon (Matt Smith), is the first to kneel at her feet.
    — Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2023
  • In the pic, Gomez has her eyes closed and is facing the sun while kneeling with her hands on her head.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
  • The witness said the soldiers forced the five men to kneel on the side of the road, pulled their T-shirts over their heads and shot one of the men in the back of the head.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022
  • For years, the coach would kneel at the center of the field following games and lead students in prayer.
    — Jessica Gresko, ajc, 25 Apr. 2022
  • How to: Start kneeling at back of mat with toes tucked and butt resting on heels.
    — Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Tulane got the ball inside the 5 in the final two minutes but kneeled out the clock rather than try to score again.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The driver was kneeling with his hands in the air as the men first looked in his driver door, then went to his trunk.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The soldiers released one of the men, who had agreed to switch sides, and told the rest of them to kneel, with their hands behind their backs.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The deputies did not mention kneeling on Mr. Cameron in their reports.
    — Brian Howey, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • After Oregon forces another punt, the Ducks kneel it down and the game is over.
    — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Here's how to do this exercise: Start by kneeling on your left leg with your right leg straight to the side.
    — Jennifer Cohen, Health, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Another pic in the carousel shows Kylie kneeling on the ground in a white tank, flared light brown pants, and chunky high-top black boots.
    — Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 7 July 2023
  • The young countess smiled solo in the first shot and kneeled to pet the family dog Cerise in the second image.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Avraham was forced to kneel on the ground as the other three were taken captive and driven away.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At one point, Meghan knelt down to help fit a backpack for a young boy as Prince Harry squatted down to take a look.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • After a long wait—long enough for the kneeling soldier to have to get up and stretch his legs—the drone’s propellers start to spin.
    — WIRED, 25 July 2023
  • Right-handers, stand or kneel with your left foot forward.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023

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