How to Use kneeler in a Sentence

kneeler

noun
  • Dempsey has more in common with the kneelers than with Trump.
    William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The foam on top also pops out for a kneeler to support knees.
    Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The kneelers have forced a choice where none was necessary.
    WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Keep in Mind: This is just a kneeling pad rather than a kneeler that doubles as a seat.
    Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Nearly all the athletes who drew his ire—the anthem kneelers and Steph Curry—are black.
    Matthew Algeo, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Dempsey never sought to punish or condemn the kneelers.
    William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
  • All of those things factor into whether a particular kneeler is the best kneeling chair for you just as much as your weight does.
    Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Maybe Mom is a gardener (or can't stand the weeds around the back patio), and would benefit from a helpful kneeler that takes pressure off joints.
    Sarah Madaus, SELF, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The TomCare Garden Kneeler doubles as a garden bench and kneeler.
    Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The garden kneelers and sofa cushions have evolved into custom-made — and sturdier — blocking pads to be used in a crisis.
    ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Kaepernick is still jobless, and his former teammate and fellow kneeler Eric Reid is about to learn his fate in the coming months of free agency.
    Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • This is why the NFL kneelers are cutting against the American cultural grain, besides picking the wrong target on the merits.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Even with the third-row seat-backs up, the Telluride reserves 21 cubic feet of cargo space, which is enough to carry a folded baby stroller, or one of those kneeler-wheelers, in case the gout is flaring up.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Employing an erstwhile kneeler would make things worse.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • My parents donated kneelers to the shrine in memory of their relatives.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • A national audience saw the biggest group yet of both kneelers and supporters, players who were both black and white, joining in a quiet show of solidarity on a national platform.
    Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Standing beside the kneeler is Syd Davy, a muscular and heavily tattooed fifty-seven-year-old hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    George Dohrmann, SI.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The well-meaning priest is remembered for telling Jerry Seinfeld how to use the kneeler in a confessional and dispensing advice that dissolved into irreverent religious jokes.
    The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2023
  • Many churches, especially Catholic churches, have kneelers.
    Angela Denker, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2017

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