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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of kneel.

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Examples

  • Margot kneeled at Katharine's feet to stretch a white linen cloth over the frame on the floor.

    Privy Seal His Last Venture Ford Madox Ford 1906

  • So we pried the door open and I kind of kneeled down just tried to talk to her and let her know that everything was going to be OK, that we had called the rescue squad and they should be there shortly.

    CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2003 2003

  • Lena bucked up against his head several more times and kneeled perfectly still as he licked and sucked the come from her body.

    I.O.U. Elle 2011

  • As the bride reached the lowest step, the groom took her by her right hand and conducted her to the altar where they both kneeled on an elaborate kneeling cushion.

    The Wedding | Edwardian Promenade 2009

  • He kneeled down next to Thermo and got out his medical kit.

    Blonde, Black and Blood Red nathreee 2010

  • Alan Cumming kneeled smiling, offering water to his dog.

    In Water Mill, Performance Art Goes Wild Marshall Heyman 2011

  • One of them kneeled close to me, put his head right next to mine.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • Lena bucked up against his head several more times and kneeled perfectly still as he licked and sucked the come from her body.

    I.O.U. Elle 2011

  • Dr. Moder asked, dropping her massive medical bag next to me as she kneeled down.

    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • One of them kneeled close to me, put his head right next to mine.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

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