ducking

Example Sentences

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But after a dozen sessions, Maddie began ducking under a chair the moment her veterinarian reached for the needles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

While making his way through the ballroom he came across reporters ducking for cover and some jockeying for position with their phone cameras.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

As I continued to circle the crowd, ducking between rows of folding chairs, I caught the same refrains over and over.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Maribel stuck one of her legs into the car and backed her rear end in through the door, ducking her head to clear the opening.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez