knelt
Americanverb
verb
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Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright knelt in memory of the late Laney football coach John Beam after an interception Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
And then she knelt down in quiet prayer.
From Los Angeles Times
In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.
From Barron's
Floyd, a black man, had been killed by a police officer who knelt on his neck in May that year, sparking global outcry.
From BBC
He could hardly breathe, he said, as officers knelt on his back and neck.
From Los Angeles Times
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