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

When the song reached its peak in sound and passion, a tall, thin man who had been kneeling behind the altar all the while stood up and sang with the audience for a few bars.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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