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Used with adjectives:
"
He injured his right knee."
(right, left, bad, arthritic, weak)
"
She had a sore knee after playing basketball."
(sore, stiff)
"
He got an infection on his scraped knee."
(scraped, injured, skinned)
Used with verbs:
"
He tried to bend his left knee."
(bend, straighten, flex, use)
"
She could not pull her knees to her chest."
(pull, touch)
"
He went down on his knees to pray."
(went down on, dropped down on, dropped to, fell on, fell to)
"
The girl sat on her father's knees."
(sat)
"
She injured her right knee."
(injured, hurt, sprained, twisted)
"
Her grandmother's knees suddenly buckled."
(buckled, weakened)
"
Her knees began to shake."
(shake, wobble, tremble, knock, ache, hurt)
Used with nouns:
"
He is struggling with a knee injury."
(injury, problem, sprain)
"
She needs knee surgery."
(surgery)
"
He will need a knee operation."
(operation, brace)
"
She needs knee pads to play volleyball."
(pads)
"
My daughter wears knee socks."
(socks)
Used with prepositions:
"
He got kicked above the knee."
(above, below, on, behind)
"
He tore a ligament in his knee."
(in)
"
He dropped to one knee to propose."
(to)
"
I went down on my knees to pray."
(on)
