crouching
Example Sentences
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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
Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
I think Pa just liked the way the Wildcat growled and rumbled like a crouching animal about to strike.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
