How to Use knee in a Sentence

knee

noun
  • Her jeans had holes at the knees.
  • I fell down and hurt my knee.
  • He got down on one knee and proposed to her.
  • His knees trembled with fear.
  • His little granddaughter sat on his knee.
  • She suffered a serious knee injury.
  • Keep a slight bend at the knees.
    — Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
  • A lot of the time, his knees hurt.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • High-knees and hugs, lunges and love.
    — Courtney Cole, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The bare legs with skinned knees will haunt me.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Scratched knees, black eyes, blood on her face.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • But these past weeks have brought me to my knees.
    — Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • He was shot twice, once in the right knee and thigh.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Pat his knee and move to standing.
    — Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Flagg went down clutching his left knee.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Land on the ground with slightly bent knees.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Bend your knees slightly to jump off the box.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • His aching knees won’t allow it.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • We were seated close, knee-to-knee.
    — Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Try to get your hips at or below your knee height.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Our knees were buckling, and mud streaked our legs.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Burns let go of his putter and dropped to his knees.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • To stretch your soleus muscle, bend your back knee.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Stolz bowed his head and rested his hands on his knees.
    — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Bend your right knee and lift your right foot behind you.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
  • Keep your front knee over your ankle and push back to start.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Red Beard knelt next to me, and light shone from his knees.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Took a little hit on the knee, came out to get checked out.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ochoa took a knee in front of the goal and crossed himself again.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Hellboy said to hell with it, and got right down on one knee.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026

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