The brilliant crowd fills the throne-room, prostrating themselves before the dead.
Some cases come on more rapidly and run into the prostrating or critical stage, in a very few days.
Then he went in to the presence and prostrating himself craved leave to speak.
It then being night, Yin did no more than carry his stores to a place of safety, and after lighting a sacrificial fire and prostrating himself before the rock, passed into the Middle Air.
After an absence of many days, spent in this graceful and complimentary manner, Liao returned suddenly to the house of his father, and, prostrating his body before him, made a specific request for his assistance.
There prostrating himself before the body of the man of God, he prayed with pious earnestness, that, through his intercession, the Lord might be propitious to him.
Huzrut; say not so," said the man, prostrating himself.
After prostrating himself before the Pope, he waited on Madame Letitia Bonaparte.
From that time, however, all through his life, he suffered periodically from prostrating dyspepsia.
Pray, sir, stay a minute, said the tailor; and then prostrating himself at the sultan's feet.
I followed the officer to the palace; where being presented to the caliph, I saluted him by prostrating myself at his feet.
Let Oopali be first ordained; we will have an opportunity of humbling ourselves by prostrating ourselves before him.
He paid his respects by prostrating himself before him, and then withdrew to a becoming distance.
When he finds such a one as he wants, he goes round it three times every day, and continues to do so for ninety days, prostrating himself every day before it.
When the members of council have assembled, he ushers in the parties who have to appear before it, and salutes the assembly by prostratinghimself on the floor.
Accordingly they all went in to the king and prostrating themselves before him, said to him, "O king, beware lest this youth ensorcell thee with his sorcery and beguile thee with his wiles.
Then he guested him three days, after which time he summoned him to his presence and Abu Tammam went in to him; and, prostrating himself as beseemeth before kings, laid that present before him and gave him the letter.
How do the Blessed Spirits rejoice and wonder to behold unthinking Man prostrating his Soul to his dread Sovereign in such a Warmth of Piety as they themselves might not be ashamed of!
On the day of the festival the girls take up these blades and carry them in baskets to the dancing-ground, where, prostrating themselves reverentially, they place some of the plants before the Karma tree.
For it represents the people as prostrating themselves before the mystic kings whenever they appear in public, it being thought that a terrible hurricane would burst over the country if this mark of homage were omitted.
Then he entertained him three days, after which he summoned him to his presence and Abou Temam went in to him and prostrating himself before him, as beseemeth unto kings, laid the present before him and gave him the letter.
So they all went in to the king and prostrating themselves before him, said to him, "O king, have a care lest this youth beguile thee with his sorcery and bewitch thee with his craft.
Vnto that doughtie Conquerour they came, 2 And him before themselues prostrating low, Their Lord and Patrone loud did him proclame, 4 And at his feet their laurell boughes did throw.
Intentions were ascribed to the new occupants of power of violating the public faith and prostrating national credit.
I do not wish to see that diffusive military character, which, pervading the whole nation, might possibly eventuate in the aggrandizement of some ambitious chief, by prostrating the liberties of the country.
He is then conducted, in great pomp, to the street of the City of Spirits, every one devoutly prostrating himself on his passage, and is placed in his sanctuary.
The fifteen soldiers drew up in file at the threshold of the door, after prostrating themselves thrice and striking the earth with their foreheads.
The Tartars alone manifested any tokens of devotion; they clasped their hands, bowed their heads in token of respect, and seemed quite afflicted that the pressure of the crowd prevented them from prostrating themselves at full length.
It was for us a strange and painful spectacle to view that great crowd of human creatures prostrating themselves at every step, and reciting in under tones their form of prayer.
The priests threw a sacred red mantle on his shoulders and did him reverence, prostratingthemselves before him; they pronounced long discourses with extreme volubility, by way of prayer and worship.
Prostrating himself before the pacha, he then rose, and folding his arms over his breast, awaited his commands in silence.
The camel-driver quitted the divan, prostrating himself before the pacha, and overjoyed at the fortunate termination of what had threatened so much danger.
The fact is beyond a doubt," replied the man, prostrating himself.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prostrating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
