kneel
verb (used without object)
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
had been kneeling
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past perfect progressiveof kneel.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Those same police, just 24 hours earlier, had been kneeling with protesters.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2020
She told the court she had been kneeling before she "swung her legs" out from underneath her, causing the bed to give way.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2018
Some had mud on their knees as if they had been kneeling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
The child, who had been kneeling beside her, jumped up to run away.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
I rose from where I had been kneeling beside a crate and brushed bits of packing straw off my apron.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
