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Kneeled | Kneeling | Kneel | Kneels | Kneelers

Kneeled meaning

simple past and past participle of kneel

Using Kneeled

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of kneel
  • In the example corpus, kneeled often appears in combinations such as: kneeled on, officer kneeled, who kneeled.

Context around Kneeled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

officer 6× players 2× star 1× pickett 1× garza 1× others 1× alex 1× wildcats 1×

Often after:

beside 1× down 1×

Sentence patterns with Kneeled

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

police officer kneeled on his 5× an officer kneeled on his 1× and others kneeled during the 1× because players kneeled 1× chauvin who kneeled on his 1× five players kneeled 1× garza kneeled and offered 1× kenny pickett kneeled the ball 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

floyd a black 2× a growing number 1× for the last 1× garza kneeled and 1× in september 2017 1× kenny pickett kneeled 1×

Common sentence endings:

28 point deficit 1× 5 0 record 1× almost eight minutes 1× almost nine minutes 1× couldn t breathe 1× earlier this week 1×

Words around Kneeled

Just before it in the word index:

kneeldown 2 kneeland 6 kneel 131 kneejerk 7 kneeing 2 kneehill 2

Just after it in the word index:

kneelers 5 kneelift 2 kneeling 240 kneels 37 kneepads 3 kneepkens 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulkadir 35 abed 35 abhay 35 abides 35 abiotic 35 abkhazia 35

Corpus analysis for Kneeled

  • In this selection, "kneeled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, officer, players, star, beside and down stand out and add context to how "kneeled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include police officer kneeled on his and an officer kneeled on his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kneeled" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kneeled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You know, because players kneeled. (5 words)

When the National Anthem began five players kneeled. (8 words)

The King and others kneeled during the National Anthem. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Walsh said the city has handed out “thousands of masks” to taken to the streets to call for change in the days since Minneapolis black man George Floyd died when a white police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes. (43 words)

A growing number of NFL players around the country are speaking out on social media about the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck earlier this week. (42 words)

In September 2017, a month after a white supremacist and neo-Nazi “unite the right” rally incited violence in Charlottesville, Virgina, referred to NFL players who kneeled as ‘sons of b——‘ and said that NFL owners should fire them. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

For the last slide, the young star kneeled beside the jukebox while she placed her hand in the middle of it.

Kenny Pickett kneeled the ball three times to end the game.

Miami coughed up a costly fumble at the end of the game and lost, when they could’ve just kneeled the clock out to secure a 5-0 record.

A growing number of NFL players around the country are speaking out on social media about the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck earlier this week.

Floyd, a Black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

Floyd, a black man, was seen on another video gasping for breath during an arrest in which an officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes.

Garza kneeled and offered a handshake to Rey to buy himself some time.

In September 2017, a month after a white supremacist and neo-Nazi “unite the right” rally incited violence in Charlottesville, Virgina, referred to NFL players who kneeled as ‘sons of b——‘ and said that NFL owners should fire them.

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for the arrest of the white officer who kneeled on Floyd's neck for eight minutes, even as Floyd repeatedly said he couldn't breathe.

Mr Floyd was restrained by white police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Police nationwide face scrutiny following the death May 25 of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes.

Protests began nationwide May 25 after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for over 8 minutes, video showed.

Snyder, who kneeled during the national anthem with his team, declined to comment on the contributions.

The King and others kneeled during the National Anthem.

Walsh said the city has handed out “thousands of masks” to taken to the streets to call for change in the days since Minneapolis black man George Floyd died when a white police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes.

When the National Anthem began five players kneeled.

You know, because players kneeled.

Then Alex kneeled down and asked Shenlu to marry him.

The Wildcats kneeled out the clock and the party was on in Manhattan as fans stormed the field at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

They kneeled on the two-point conversion, and the scoring would end with Negaunee facing a 28-point deficit.

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Common combinations with kneeled

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Kneeled means: simple past and past participle of kneel
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