On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Knelt. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Knelt in a sentence
Knelt meaning
simple past and past participle of kneel.
Using Knelt
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of kneel.
- In the example corpus, knelt often appears in combinations such as: knelt on, knelt down, knelt during.
Context around Knelt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knelt
- In this selection, "knelt" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, william, members, roderick, down, next and beside stand out and add context to how "knelt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as pete knelt down jowita and bed and knelt next to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knelt" sits close to words such as adheres, ahs and airtime, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knelt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I knelt, I called on God, I shouted, I screamed. (10 words)
Sepulona knelt in prayer at the sound of the final buzzer. (11 words)
After being declared the winner, she knelt down to offer a prayer. (12 words)
As Prince William knelt before King Charles, who held his son’s hand between his palms, the future monarch said: “I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. (47 words)
I knelt to caress the water body of Great Salt Lake, my henna-painted hands now tattooed in intricate designs by the feathered bodies of dead brine shrimp. (28 words)
Realizing his father had been killed, the son, Volodymyr, knelt on the ground and wept as two emergency workers consoled him, video shared by Klymenko showed. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
After being declared the winner, she knelt down to offer a prayer.
As Prince William knelt before King Charles, who held his son’s hand between his palms, the future monarch said: “I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb.
Beaudette’s youngest daughter’s leggings were covered in her father’s blood when she knelt next to him after the shooting.
He knelt on Ellis' upper back as the man pleaded for breath.
I knelt, I called on God, I shouted, I screamed.
I knelt to caress the water body of Great Salt Lake, my henna-painted hands now tattooed in intricate designs by the feathered bodies of dead brine shrimp.
Just when he felt the trembling, he jumped off his bed and knelt next to the wardrobe.
Medics worked for 10 minutes to restore Hamlin’s heartbeat as Bills team and staff members knelt in a tight prayer circle around him.
Rocker Brett Michaels said to Trump in a boardroom meeting that former actress Brande Roderick knelt and pleaded not to be fired.
She knelt down and apologised, and her employer reported the matter to the police.
Some of the action seemed surreal to Gowdy: such as the moment a group of extremists knelt to pray.
The former Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd's neck during arrest, despite Floyd's pleas that he could not breathe.
Against the Chargers, the Steelers knelt the ball on Los Angeles’ 1-yard line.
As Pete knelt down, Jowita approached him quickly, bringing their faces close leading fans to believe they witnessed a smooch.
Heart broken, Harry knelt beside Patches, giving the dog a final pat.
Hold knelt out the win, and the Gamecocks were 6-0, the first time they had ever won six straight to start a season.
Last week, while the older children were still in school, Joshua patiently knelt in the bathroom closet and brushed away, pleased with his work.
Realizing his father had been killed, the son, Volodymyr, knelt on the ground and wept as two emergency workers consoled him, video shared by Klymenko showed.
Sepulona knelt in prayer at the sound of the final buzzer.
The man who came to install my audio-visual in my house, when I told him I was paying Tula Harkonnen, he knelt at my feet.
Common combinations with knelt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- knelt on 23×
- knelt down 20×
- knelt during 12×
- who knelt 9×
- he knelt 8×
- and knelt 7×
- knelt in 7×
- officer knelt 7×
- knelt before 4×
- knelt to 4×