squatted

Example Sentences

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Others squatted on balcony steps or leaned against walls for the roughly 90-minute service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

As a child, Alonzo’s family squatted in an abandoned diner; now, after decades of hard work, she can put her bills on autopay.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Gordon asked the judge if he could have five minutes, during which he squatted in a corner of the video link room at HMP Belmarsh and appeared to debate with himself.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Two accounts on Instagram called the Camden Art Cafe and Autonomous Winter Shelter have posted about a "new squatted community space" at the York & Albany hotel.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

Quickly he dropped down among them, and Lupita squatted beside him.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty