slouched
Example Sentences
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In a laboratory study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed better during a task involving risk and reward than participants who slouched or sat in the control condition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
She’s slouched on the couch, singing into a microphone; her brother is huddled over his laptop on the nearby desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Unlike me, with my sad little balcony lined with wilted pots of herbs, he had proper outdoor space — and a neighbor whose blackberry bush slouched lazily over the fence, heavy with fruit.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
Zhoie Perez slouched against the holding cell wall in Men’s Central Jail and closed her eyes, hoping a guard would jolt her awake with the words she’d been waiting for: The bus is here!
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
His body looked as lifeless as the chair he was slouched in—an empty vessel.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
