knelt
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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They’d just gotten used to having a king again, and now he’s the second coming of the King Who Knelt, which didn’t play well in the North the first time it happened.
From The Verge • Aug. 28, 2017
Knelt down, each where he had been sitting, and the minister began to talk to God.
From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston
Meaningless stumps, upturned bare roots, remained In fields of mashy mud and trampled leaves; While, if a horse died hauling, plasterers Knelt on a flank to clip its sweaty coat.
From Georgian Poetry 1911-12 by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir
And in the adoring hush that fell, I, from the form set inly free, Knelt at my heart's most holy well And worshipped mine own mystery.
From Etain the Beloved and Other Poems by Cousins, James Henry
Little Olga crept into his arms; Arthur leant upon his shoulder; May Knelt beside him, with her earnest eyes Lifted up in patient, calm surprise— I can almost hear his words to-day.
From Legends and Lyrics Part 2 by Procter, Adelaide Anne
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