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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The President has had a complicated history with the NFL, after criticizing players who kneeled during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice during his first administration.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Eve could be seen with her toddler son, kneeling down to give him a high-five.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Kenny knelt and bowed, then stood and slipped away.
—David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Eve could be seen with her toddler son, kneeling down to give him a high-five.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Kenny knelt and bowed, then stood and slipped away.
—David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Kneel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kneel. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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