crouch
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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
"When you crouch like this, bears often try to knock you down from the side. They flip you over to get at your face, so to prevent being turned over, spread your knees a little."
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
They should back away slowly, rather than run, and take care not to crouch or bend over, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
The truck began to crouch in its stance, sinking toward the ground.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Noon approached in a slow crouch, pulling itself along the road, warming the air to honest-to-God spring.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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
After stepping through a river, Robbie crouches down, and peels away springy grass and soil.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
Dylan crouches over me, flicking my cheek with his hand.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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
They quickly rushed Trump off the stage and through a back curtain as the crowd crouched in shock.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
When The Times connected with Reyes, she was crouched down backstage at the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in the Bronx.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
The 38-year-old was fortunate the fizzing forehand narrowly missed a ball girl who ducked out of the way as she crouched at the net post.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Mal’s face appeared; she crouched right at the edge of the cliff, holding on to the rock.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Attendees took cover, crouching under tables, as several loud sounds were heard in the large ballroom while guests were eating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The way I wrote it, I had her crouching over the pitcher and Anna Moench, as the main female writer on the show, was like, “Sonny, I don’t think you know this works.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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
He had toiled at car washes the whole time — crouching to scrub tires, stretching to dry roofs and returning home each night with aching heels and knots in his neck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
Gingersnipes matched his trepidation, crouching at the window, her tiny ears flickering to pick up the distant noise.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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