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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Saquon Barkley, who carried 22 times for 88 yards and a touchdown, picked up the necessary yardage to allow Hurts to kneel out the clock.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Players from both teams kneeled in groups as Anderson was treated.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The streak ended when the Patriots kneeled to end the first half.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Clark, who knelt beside Foo 30 years ago when the surfer was pulled lifeless from the sea, watched Slebir’s epic ride that day from the back of a Sea-Doo, set up to pull flailing surfers aboard.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Players from both teams kneeled in groups as Anderson was treated.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The streak ended when the Patriots kneeled to end the first half.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Clark, who knelt beside Foo 30 years ago when the surfer was pulled lifeless from the sea, watched Slebir’s epic ride that day from the back of a Sea-Doo, set up to pull flailing surfers aboard.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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