crouch
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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 sound of our leadership now makes us all crouch too low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
Without even a glance my way, he hunkered into a lopsided crouch, rear haunches raised, head down.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
He crouches and points his long, camouflage-clad lens at a sudden frenzy of movement in the ferns beside the footpath.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
She crouches down in the soft pine needles and Shiloh starts leaping up on her with his front paws, licking at her face.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The man was crouched behind a 5-foot-tall gun safe Roebuck had purchased a few weeks earlier.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
The 40-year-old Ghanaian walked a few steps to the corner of the silent court room, crouched and covered his face.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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
A young ratatoska crouched on a café windowsill saw it and took note.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Sabalenka took her frustration out on her racquet and reacted to losing a point by crouching to the ground at the back of the court as a semi-final place slipped away.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
That’s because he’s far more valuable crouching behind the plate than standing next to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
About 40% of people in their 60s have some difficulty crouching, kneeling or stooping.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 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 made himself as small as he could, crouching down behind the fountain.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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