crouch
Example Sentences
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Workers crouch on starting blocks to sprint for a snack during their 30-second lunch break; characters switch actors in the middle of a take, pretending that the swap is merely a disguise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The sound of our leadership now makes us all crouch too low.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"When you crouch like this, bears often try to knock you down from the side. They flip you over to get at your face, so to prevent being turned over, spread your knees a little."
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
The truck began to crouch in its stance, sinking toward the ground.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025
I crouch against the wall, straining to hear, but the voices fade as the men walk away.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing crouch
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