Kneel is an English word with synonyms like kneeling or motion. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Kneel in a sentence
Related words
Kneel meaning
- To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
- To cause to kneel.
Using Kneel
- The main meaning on this page is: To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter. | To cause to kneel.
- Useful related words include: kneeling, motion, movement, move.
- In the example corpus, kneel often appears in combinations such as: to kneel, kneel in, kneel down.
Context around Kneel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kneel
- In this selection, "kneel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, excluding, officer, field, downs, down and next stand out and add context to how "kneel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 12 two kneel downs were and and i kneel at her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kneel" sits close to words such as aberration, af and akbar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kneel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Players want to kneel, let them kneel. (7 words)
I walk in and I kneel at her lap and sob. (11 words)
Wilson’s final kneel-down came at the 22-second mark. (11 words)
Just like his grandfather Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh did for his wife Elizabeth II at her coronation, William will kneel before the monarch, place his hands between his father’s and vow to be his “liege man of life and limb”. (43 words)
A 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a “Jewish cockroach” and repeatedly hounded in the school toilets by his young classmates. (42 words)
Winning coaches often go to great lengths to keep the score down, such as taking kneel downs earlier in games than the situation might otherwise call for or running very conservative plays designed specifically to keep the clock moving. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Players want to kneel, let them kneel.
A 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a “Jewish cockroach” and repeatedly hounded in the school toilets by his young classmates.
Barkley and Jones carried 22 times for 134 yards, excluding kneel-downs.
David Leibowitz and Kimberly Miller, both of New York, wore flame retardant suits and were forced to kneel inside the tiny deep sea vessel as they exchanged vows.
DM had made the officer kneel with his shirt around his neck, had tied his hands behind his back with a skipping rope and held the weapon against his neck.
He noticed the scared woman and decided to kneel next to her, and calmly explained every sound and bump felt by passengers.
I walk in and I kneel at her lap and sob.
Just like his grandfather Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh did for his wife Elizabeth II at her coronation, William will kneel before the monarch, place his hands between his father’s and vow to be his “liege man of life and limb”.
KNEEL - To take a position where the body is supported by one or both knees.
On defense, the Vikings gave up 281 rushing yards, as Tennessee averaged 7.4 yards on its first 38 carries of the game before a pair of kneel-downs at the end.
One particularly memorable challenge in Paige’s storyline tasks players with pitching a no-hit inning while the rest of the players on the field kneel next to Paige, something that happened in real life.
People had a choice in that moment to stand on principle and demand peace, or to kneel before a political party and peace be damned.
The Patriots forced another three-and-out before choosing to kneel on the ball to end the half while trailing 20-14.
Three-straight kneel downs put an end to the game after the fight.
We were first graders, and she made those of us who didn’t have our homework kneel on salt/seeds/buckwheat.
Wilson’s final kneel-down came at the 22-second mark.
Winning coaches often go to great lengths to keep the score down, such as taking kneel downs earlier in games than the situation might otherwise call for or running very conservative plays designed specifically to keep the clock moving.
With the Yellow Jackets having just called their final timeout of the game with Miami facing a 2nd and 12, two kneel downs were all the 17th-ranked Hurricanes needed to win the game and advance to 5-0.
And so they flocked there, cartoon villains in their goofy, unctuous, matching red ties and navy suits - they got the - to kneel before their preposterous monarch.
A once-proud element of society, you now kneel in subjugation to narrow elitists.
Common combinations with kneel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to kneel 49×
- kneel in 14×
- kneel down 13×
- kneel during 13×
- kneel on 11×
- kneel before 8×
- kneel and 7×
- who kneel 7×
- kneel with 6×
- and kneel 6×