Examples of 'brought to its knees' in a sentence

Meaning of "brought to its knees"

brought to its knees: This phrase means to defeat or overcome someone or something completely, often used to describe a situation where a person, organization, or system is forced into submission or defeat

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brought to its knees
This country is brought to its knees by immigrants.
This was the capital of this world empire being brought to its knees.
America will be brought to its knees by this terrorist act.
We can not allow Lebanon to be brought to its knees.
An entire empire brought to its knees by small furry creatures.
The whole vast country was brought to its knees.
A city brought to its knees by arbitrary divisions and wayward ambition.
Another capital city brought to its knees.
ANC is brought to its knees.
The country was literally brought to its knees.
ACN is brought to its knees.
A Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees.
Can it even somehow be brought to its knees through economic and diplomatic boycott?
It is in Iran that this movement will be brought to its knees.
The mighty Bronze Age brought to its knees by a bunch of cavemen.

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This can be seen in how the Greece was brought to its knees.
Yes, British Empire brought to its knees by a man in a loin cloth.
Since then the European beef industry has been brought to its knees.
This nation will be brought to its knees by the sword.
But if your power is left unchecked, the world will be brought to its knees.
Humankind was brought to its knees.
After a zombie apocalypse spreads from a London prison, the UK is brought to its knees.
New York City has been brought to its knees this past week.
If not, every city along the Ring of Fire will be brought to its knees.
Cool . America will be brought to its knees by this terrorist act.
But I had a passion to see this epidemic brought to its knees.
Yes, America will be brought to its knees by this ultimate terrorist act.
By the most terrible weapon ever devised, brought to its knees.
The mighty Bronze Age brought to its knees by a bunch of cavemen . Exactly.
After all, this Earth has already been brought to its knees.
An entire empire brought to its knees by small, furry creatures . Little Ewoks.
This country can not be brought to its knees.
Essentially, the United States and much of the world would be brought to its knees.
Stop it! This country is brought to its knees by immigrants.
The viral outbreak spread across the world within days . Humankind was brought to its knees.
Even monster-sized Amazon can be brought to its knees by return obstacles.
One day when the Internet goes down, the entire town is brought to its knees.
The system has been brought to its knees.
Four years later, the Third Reich was brought to its knees.
But London has not been brought to its knees.
Their largest Arab adversary, Egypt, has been brought to its knees.
Tonight, a country brought to its knees.
Lovely . Another capital city brought to its knees.
To think, a house so mighty brought to its knees like this!
The whole human race was brought to its knees.
Then Russia too will be brought to its knees.
The Church has been brought to its knees.
Japan has surrendered, brought to its knees.
The nation of Australia, for example, will be brought to its knees by the sword.
But, Cuba was not brought to its knees.

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Examples of using Knees
Bend your knees and be stiff as a board
Put your head between your knees
Keep your knees off the ground
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Examples of using Brought
This kid brought in a box of baby possums
I moaned at my father so much that he brought me back
I brought enough rifles to stop a small army
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