Examples of 'take a knee' in a sentence
Meaning of "take a knee"
A gesture where a person kneels, often used as a sign of protest or solidarity during moments of societal or political significance
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- To come to rest, usually briefly, with one of one's knees on the ground.
- Of any player with the ball, to kneel and place the ball on the ground, thereby ending the play and indicating they do not intend to advance with the ball.
- To cease performing customary activities or duties and kneel on one knee, sometimes as a form of protest.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, knee.
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take a knee
Either take a knee or take that stand.
I would like to ask everyone to take a knee.
I just have to take a knee for a second.
Take a knee during the national anthem.
We should all take a knee and boycott it.
Take a knee and protect your victim.
Let me just take a knee for a second.
And all you had to do was take a knee.
You can take a knee right there.
I ask only that you take a knee.
Take a knee and learn something.
Atlanta may just take a knee here.
We can take a knee or we can go for the win.
Alright let us have everyone take a knee.
I think we should take a knee on this romance stuff.
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People who would never take a knee.
You all take a knee real quick.
The kids can just take a knee.
We wanted to take a knee and it turned into a shitfest.
Either try to make a play or take a knee.
I take a knee today in his memory.
On the kickoff he will take a knee.
Let us take a knee injury as an example.
Coach reckons we should take a knee.
Will take a knee in protest at our next meeting.
Take two steps back and take a knee.
Take a knee if you need to.
I am not saying he needs to take a knee.
They all take a knee when shown the green.
The safe move is for a quarterback to take a knee.
You two take a knee.
I think the home team should take a knee.
Take a knee in the front.
Apparently he decided to take a knee instead.
Take a knee around me.
And at home you might want to take a knee.
Take a knee or whatever.
Have your mouth take a knee.
They all take a knee when you show them the green.
I am just gonna take a knee.
Cowboys take a knee prior to United States national anthem.
Everybody just take a knee.
Take a Knee and a Stand.
Shut up and take a knee.
He said he thought it was more powerful actually to take a knee.
I have to take a knee.
George and Gil are now legitimately dizzy so they take a knee.
Maybe take a knee.
Chris Ryan instead opts to take a knee.
I ask only that you take a knee to show your loyalty.