kneel

How To Use kneel In A Sentence

• Observing the affected knee may reveal dystrophic changes, alteration of skin color, calluses related to kneeling or occupational abuse of the knee, scars, scratches, or rashes.
• The man pumped up the pressure and returned to kneel in front of William. A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990
• I was kneeling on the floor beneath his feet and nearly got trampled to death in the scrum.
• While I kept back the dogs, Uncle Denis, kneeling down, pulled out the quills, and then throwing my blanket over the animal, he secured it as we had done the urson. With Axe and Rifle
• The patient kneels on the spread (B) prepared for her; this consists of a sheep-skin (S) covered with a cotton blanket (C) and a zarape (Z). Labor Among Primitive Peoples
• The word masjid comes from the verb sajada (sah-jah-dah), which means "to prostrate" or "to kneel. Arabic for Dummies
• Banish thoughts of decorative church kneelers, of draped antimacassars or folklorish costumes. Times, Sunday Times
• The idea came to him that he must do something more than usual to attract the attention of God, and he turned back the rug which was in front of his bed so that he could kneel on the bare boards; and then it struck him that his nightshirt was a softness that might displease his Maker, so he took it off and said his prayers naked. Of Human Bondage
• The three major ministers rise from the prostration, but the deacon and subdeacon remain kneeling, along with everyone else, as the priest stands up. Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 4.1 - Mass of Presanctified, Good Friday, Mass of the Catechumens and the Solemn Prayers
• You don't have to kneel before the fungi, as some foodies would require.