stoop
Example Sentences
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As I reach the stooped archway into the pub, I notice a small door tucked into an alcove.
From Literature
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I head downstairs and out the back door, around the back stoop, under the clothesline.
From Literature
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After a big yawn, he stoops to kiss her on the forehead, and then turns and makes his way across the sand.
From Literature
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Some variations that excite me: Tuesday tea on the stoop.
From Salon
Or maybe my aunt had no plans to knock—maybe she was just going to sit me down on the front stoop to wait until some sorry caretaker opened the door and found me there.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.