crouch

Be sure to crouch low and appreciate the Stormtrooper’s mundane white boots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Others carry the earth to a nearby seasonal river, where mostly women crouch in the murky water, washing and sifting mud and sand hoping to detect a tiny trace of the element.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The school alarm would pierce the air and teachers would instruct us to slide from our chairs, crouch under our desks facing the floor, and place our hands, fingers interlocked, over our necks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

At no point can a skier duck into a crouch and let gravity carry him while he catches his breath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The thing pulled in its legs and rose to a crouch.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Holding a glass jug, Jorge Velazco Rocha crouches before a contraption of wooden barrels stacked in cascading fashion at his roadside tavern along the scrubby flanks of the Volcán de Colima.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

He crouches unusually low in the ring to maintain his balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

On the other end of the spectrum crouches The Liver King, the subject of a recently debuted episode of Netflix’s “Untold” sports documentary series.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025

As she reaches the end of the bridge, her mech crouches down like a leopard ready to spring.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Though the main river channel lay some distance away, the surge had overflowed its banks, extending to the slope where Hamal was crouched behind a large rock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Then three soldiers climbed onto the rubble, in a line, as if in formation, and crouched down to listen.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Just before being hit, the English musician is crouched down singing, then as he stands, the phone hits him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Seven-time world champion Shiffrin appeared to be in disbelief as she initially crossed the line but eventually crouched on her skis with her head in her hands before fist pumping towards the crowd.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

She was heavy, but terror gave him speed; he darted behind an oak tree and crouched, gasping for breath, over Goose.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Images circulating on Mexican media showed man in a checked shirt on the pyramid as visitors appeared to be crouching at the foot of the Pyramid of the Moon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Ball kids placed their hands on their feet - instead of the court - to avoid burning their palms when crouching at the net post.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

The single square column features crouching figures in the capital who seem to be holding up the arch, a playful evocation of the classical figure of the caryatid or herm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Then we saw one person crouching down on a small steep hill, and we immediately stopped and asked if the desert lilies were blooming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

Monday popped out of a crouching pose, throwing her hands in the air.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson