crouch
Example Sentences
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But don’t let fear put your portfolio into a defensive crouch.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Now, Pope John believed, it was time to leave that defensive crouch and boldly proclaim Jesus as “the light of the nations.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Claudine Singer, 72, brings knee pads so she can crouch in the street to scrape out the gutters with a metal claw.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
The truck began to crouch in its stance, sinking toward the ground.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025
It seems the only thing to do, to crouch and huddle, to not be big and tall.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Vocabulary lists containing crouch
Unit 1: Telling Details
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