knelt
ˈnelt 
or kneeled; kneeling
or kneeled; kneeling
: to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
The prisoners were ordered to kneel.
: to fall or rest on the knees
She kneeled on the floor next to the child.
Examples of kneel in a Sentence
She was kneeling on the floor beside her child.
He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying.
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In the cover shot, Kylie kneeled on the sandy beach, holding baby Eliotte in her arms while Wyatt sat on the floor in front of her.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
White is kneeling at Worcester's head, while King is on or next to his legs and also moves around to kneel or stand beside his torso.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
It’s known from depictions on tombs that scribes often sat, knelt, or stood while working away at their tablets.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Singletary could have rushed for another score late in the fourth quarter, but went down at the Cleveland 1-yard line so his team could kneel out the clock.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
White is kneeling at Worcester's head, while King is on or next to his legs and also moves around to kneel or stand beside his torso.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
It’s known from depictions on tombs that scribes often sat, knelt, or stood while working away at their tablets.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Singletary could have rushed for another score late in the fourth quarter, but went down at the Cleveland 1-yard line so his team could kneel out the clock.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Kneel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kneel. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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