hunch down
Example Sentences
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She picks up on the cues from her handlers and will hunch down and surge out of her pen as the public-address announcer bellows, “Here comes Ralphie!” followed by, “and the Colorado Golden Buffaloes!”
From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019
In the tunnels we’re probably more worried about the rusty screws that are jutting down from the ceiling and will rake across our scalps if we don’t hunch down.
From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2018
Even Ripred, by far the most hardened of the group, seemed to hunch down under the weight of the situation.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
I hunch down until I’m as low on the board as I can go—the change speeds me up, and I rocket toward the marble.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
My shoulders hunch down as I feel weakness on me.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
