kneed

past tense of knee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneed
Verb
  • Manning was heard on the alternative broadcast saying the Bears should have just kicked it out of bounds.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Like the other mishap, McRae kicked her foot, and her white shoe went missing.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One person shared on Reddit that a groom shoved a forkful of wedding cake into his bride's face, causing her to get injured, and the pair divorced months later.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lamar Jackson apologized to the Bills fan that Lamar shoved in retaliation to the fan shoving him and DeAndre Hopkins in the head.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, the Atlantic published the first excerpt of Harris’s new book, 107 Days — the title refers to the length of her presidential campaign after she was belatedly bumped to the top of the Democratic ticket.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While running around the suite in excitement, my daughter bumped her head on the dining table.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • If verified, some researchers suggest this respite also could be a glimpse of future hurricane seasons, with the historic early-to-mid-September peak pushed back on the calendar.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Frantic customers are seen watching the chaotic scene unfold and fleeing, with some tumbling to the ground after seemingly being jabbed.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Seatbeltless, we were jostled and bounced, sometimes raising our hands to stop ourselves from hitting the metal ceiling.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
  • One attendee, a former Canadian senator now in his 90s, told me about being pushed and jostled as police looked on.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • No movie poked holes in the stereotypical puffy rock-star ego more effectively than Spinal Tap did, and there are legions of fans who have the film almost completely memorized.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After the cyberstalking ordeal came to an end and started making national news, the Wilsons poked fun at Kendra's fate by dressing up a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit with a mask of her mugshot over its face, per The Cut.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As much as analyst Jessica Reif Erlich prodded, Woodbury declined to give numbers of any sort for Epic post-launch.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But Voccola said he was prodded into action after the City Commission voted 3-2 in June to postpone the November 2025 election to 2026 without voter approval.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Kneed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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