stoop
Example Sentences
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For the architects, the descending bleachers constitute a “reverse stoop,” another monumentalized form, this time of the brownstone stoops that are the front-row seats to Harlem’s street life.
He stooped to retrieve a fancy carved walking stick that was propped against one of the balloon’s anchoring stakes.
From Literature
As it turned out, the doorway already had an inhabitant: a stooped, ancient woman who blended effortlessly into the shadows.
From Literature
Cultivating a large garden, too, was difficult work—stooping over long rows of peas or collard greens, or keeping the rabbits or deer from eating your food.
From Literature
Relating his journey to becoming a visual storyteller, Thomas recalled growing up in “one of the worst slums of Philadelphia,” sitting on his front stoop reading Shakespeare, James Baldwin and Tennessee Williams, immersed and transported.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
