as in left
Related Words
Relevance
as in to butt
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of knee
Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
This offseason, Diggs remains in recovery after dealing with knee concerns last season.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Following her knee surgery, she's been in a care center and is on a wait list to move into an assisted living facility.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Almost any large, mature tree can develop surface roots, but species like sycamore, poplar, willow, silver maple, and, of course, bald cypress, famous for its knees, are most likely to show their roots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for knee
Noun
Cedar Ridge High School freshman Ian Hernandez was going for the soccer ball from a throw-in when his Henderson High School opponent's knee collided with his left eye.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
This offseason, Diggs remains in recovery after dealing with knee concerns last season.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Following her knee surgery, she's been in a care center and is on a wait list to move into an assisted living facility.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Almost any large, mature tree can develop surface roots, but species like sycamore, poplar, willow, silver maple, and, of course, bald cypress, famous for its knees, are most likely to show their roots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for knee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
-
Critics on the left have been questioning the value of the institution for much longer, albeit from a different angle and with less venom than Tate.—
Brad Wilcox,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
-
However, the Frenchman showed glimmers of attacking prowess when operating on the left towards the end of last season, something Amorim may wish to nurture in this upcoming campaign as a way of helping Cunha and others.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Verb
-
The front office publicly butted heads with franchise slugger Rafael Devers and then opted to trade him away to the San Francisco Giants, which seemed to save a white flag on their near-term future.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
-
Illinois lawmakers have so far achieved mixed results in efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence, a task that butts up against moves by the Trump administration to eliminate restrictions on AI.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
Noun
-
Outside the Al McGuire Center, about 50 people protested Ah Yun's inauguration over Marquette's refusal to recognize a faculty union despite the Catholic church's longtime stance of supporting workers' right to unionize.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
-
Grassroots group Apache Stronghold filed a lawsuit in January 2021 in federal court to stop the land swap, citing religious rights guarantees under the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
-
Fortunately, burglars tend to go out of their way to avoid bumping into occupants.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
-
The 31-year-old victim tried to calm down the attacker, who was arguing with a man with a bat who bumped into him on E. 175th St. near Walton Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
Noun
-
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum operates on its former Falls Road headquarters and announced plans to refurbish the line’s roundhouse.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
-
This was like absorbing a roundhouse punch from Mike Tyson during Tyson’s prime.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
-
For a start, the first round didn’t kick-off until February, unlike late August this time around.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
-
The manager shouted at Emiliano Martinez to kick long and hoped to take PSG back to Villa Park with only a one-goal deficit.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Teach children to recognize coyotes and to go inside the house (do not run) or climb up on a swing or deck and yell if they are approached.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
-
Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
-
Likely to jab at the president as a public fallout between the two over Trump’s spending bill boiled over.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
-
The man jabbed the machete fully into his car toward his face.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share