have been kneeling
- present perfect progressive of kneel.
Example Sentences
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Some NFL stars have been kneeling or sitting during the US national anthem in recent weeks to highlight perceived police brutality and racial injustice.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2017
Most have mud on their knees, indicating they may have been kneeling or lying face down.
From US News ● Sep. 27, 2014
"I have been kneeling a long while," and a cry escaped her, so acute was the pain.
From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)
It was the fortune of war, and if she had thought of it she might just as well have been kneeling on Joan's chest, as Joan was kneeling, somewhat oppressively, on hers.
From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald
As she gazed a man's back slowly rose; he appeared to have been kneeling on the floor, and he held in his hand the loop of a rubber tube.
From Jennie Baxter, Journalist by Barr, Robert
