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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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Bending down or kneeling to pull weeds is a thing of the past with Grampa’s Weeder.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Police sent up a drone that arrived before officers and beamed back images of the man on the rooftop of a building, kneeling down and placing into his backpack a dark object that police believed was a handgun, according to the affidavit.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Felicia Gomes, 38, drove in from the western suburbs near Schaumburg to kneel in the dirt and help with the planting.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for kneel
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“Kneel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kneel. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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