slouch

When former President Barack Obama once compared Putin’s slouch and body language to “the bored kid in the back of the classroom,” the comment infuriated him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Even before the new changes, Japan has been no slouch.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

ExpressVPN’s streaming performance might be difficult to beat, but NordVPN is no slouch in that area either.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

With a recently reported $350 billion valuation, Anthropic is smaller than OpenAI, but it’s no slouch.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

“He’s no slouch at dog-breakin’, that’s wot I say,” one of the men on the wall cried enthusiastically.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

The man slouches in his chair with his legs crossed, while the woman holds up her phone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

A once-proud empire, the envy of the rest of the world, slouches toward decadence and spectacle under the hand of emperors for whom the cruelty, and the entertainment value, are often the point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

The five Nrityagram women who perform are certainly no slouches, as the opening number makes clear.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2023

Adding water to nut butters can be mystifying because the mixture will initially stiffen before it slouches.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2023

Gogol slouches in his seat and ponders certain awkward truths.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

In a laboratory study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed better during a task involving risk and reward than participants who slouched or sat in the control condition.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

While going down a TikTok rabbit hole on car tech, she was alarmed by one clip in which a woman of similarly short stature said her car decelerated after she briefly slouched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He headed to his downbeat captain Harry Brook, who was slouched by the boundary edge.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

Unlike me, with my sad little balcony lined with wilted pots of herbs, he had proper outdoor space — and a neighbor whose blackberry bush slouched lazily over the fence, heavy with fruit.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025

Moody turned a deep crimson and slouched down in his seat, pretending not to hear.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

All of that will ensure there is no slouching during Powell’s final stint as Fed chair—and not for investors, either.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Fact: Many people spend hours slouching while staring at a computer or focusing on cellphones that draw the eyes down and curve the neck.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

Scotland still have the disappointment of slouching on their sofas this summer instead of strutting their stuff in Switzerland at the Euros.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

When Lamb forces himself to come slouching through, whether in a verbal sword dance with Scott Thomas’ Taverner or with a more physical display of spycraft, it isn’t just surprising, it’s inspirational.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024

He paused and looked closely at the slouching figure.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck