crouching

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Attendees took cover, crouching under tables, as several loud sounds were heard in the large ballroom while guests were eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The way I wrote it, I had her crouching over the pitcher and Anna Moench, as the main female writer on the show, was like, “Sonny, I don’t think you know this works.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Video clips of him crouching and then being whisked away from a rally in the Copperbelt province shocked Zambians and many people, irrespective of their political affiliation, condemned what happened.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

He looked like an ice statue crouching there among the eewoonucks.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell