Example Sentences

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At the news conference, Mr Svetnoy said he had kneeled down to try to help Ms Hutchins.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2021

"If gentle Jane had kneeled beside him. and Cheetah had jumped to his side," thrilled the Paris-Presse, "nobody would have been surprised."

From Time Magazine Archive

When he’d fallen and Derek had kneeled next to him, he had been genuinely worried.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

He had kneeled next to Derek almost all night, and when he tried to stand, his knees almost buckled.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

I had kneeled on the prayer rug, remembering only fragments of verses I had learned in school.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini