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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Lehfeldt has been at the center of controversy for USA Fencing dating back to April when women's fencer Stephanie Turner went viral for kneeling in protest of a transgender fencer, and was disqualified.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The actress was actually kneeling upright.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The subject in ChatGPT’s video is strangely kneeling down to drink his tea.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Police ordered Allen to kneel, handcuffed him, and searched him.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The actress was actually kneeling upright.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The subject in ChatGPT’s video is strangely kneeling down to drink his tea.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Police ordered Allen to kneel, handcuffed him, and searched him.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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