Examples of 'knew his place' in a sentence

Meaning of "knew his place"

knew his place - implies that someone was aware of and accepted their position or role in a particular situation or hierarchy

How to use "knew his place" in a sentence

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knew his place
A man who never knew his place.
He knew his place in the world.
Back when he knew his place.
He knew his place in the grand scheme of things.
Who never knew his place.
Women and men worked together as long as man knew his place.
Tenzō thought he knew his place in the world.
He knew his place and his worth and he taught that philosophy to others.
Because he knew his place.
You are only up on two feet because your old man knew his place.
John knew his place.
He was not the kind of man that knew his place.
Reuben knew his place.
Ever since we were students, he never knew his place.
He now knew his place.

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He was an honorable Roman… a man who knew his place.
But Fuzzy knew his place.
He knew his place and mission right from his mother 's womb.
As long as he knew his place.
Yeah, he knew his place in the sporting universe.
But Lucifer always knew his place.
Aye, he knew his place better than you did.
You know, at least the old Huggsy knew his place.
Hezekiah knew his place as king… and he knew God's place in the Kingdom.
No, I cared for him as long as he did his job and knew his place.
Yes . And he knew his place.
But first, Doom needed to make sure Purple Man knew his place.
So you're saying that he knew his place in history?
After all, he certainly knew his place.
We were, when he knew his place.

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