slouched

Example Sentences

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She’s slouched on the couch, singing into a microphone; her brother is huddled over his laptop on the nearby desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

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

Zhoie Perez slouched against the holding cell wall in Men’s Central Jail and closed her eyes, hoping a guard would jolt her awake with the words she’d been waiting for: The bus is here!

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

At some point during the day-long pitching session in Amsterdam, a young man in a grey hoodie slouched on stage.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Figures, rough customers, slouched in the boxcar doors, smoking.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck