How to Use kneel in a Sentence

kneel

verb

• He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying.
• She was kneeling on the floor beside her child.
• That allowed the Tigers to kneel out the clock for the win.
  — Giana Han, al, 24 Nov. 2020
• That's the easy part, since the tall camels have been taught to kneel.
  — Richard Mason, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020
• The men were all ordered to sit or kneel on the ground.
  — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2022
• Now when the auger got stuck, one of us had to kneel down and dig the rock out.
  — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2020
• This time, the pass fell incomplete, and the Warhawks were able to kneel for the win.
  — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 11 Sep. 2021
• 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
• Tampa Bay kneeled to end the half, and the Bucs will take a 24-17 lead into the break.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Specialist Brooks knelt by the edge at the top of the tower.
  — Sarah Diamond Christopher Lee, New York Times, 27 May 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
• The driver called 911, then knelt next to her to wait for help to arrive.
  — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 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
• Around the back of the shop, in a rare moment of solitude, Ze knelt on the concrete for his third prayer of the day.
  — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 26 Nov. 2022
• At one point, Prince William kneeled down to point out something to Prince George.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
• As King caught her breath, Wells knelt down and proposed.
  — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
• To do the cat-cow stretch, kneel on a floor mat or carpeted floor.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
• 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
• And after the show was over, an N.F.L. spokesman said that the league knew all along that Eminem would kneel.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2022
• That allowed the Bucs QB to kneel out the final two minutes.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 14 Oct. 2021
• Students kneel Thursday in front of a makeshift memorial in front of Apalachee High School.
  — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
• According to eyewitness accounts, the beast has been seen kneeling over a deer, walking on its hind legs, and reaching to the back of a truck to retrieve a roadkill deer.
  — Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024