slouch

“Imagine being able to see exactly how your body moves and where energy is lost,” says David Cone, no slouch in his younger days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

If students slouch, lean against the walls or look around, they were given a warning, Ben said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Visa’s stock, for its part, has been no slouch, rising 2,244% since the time of its IPO in March 2008, compared with a 473% rise for the S&P 500 over the same time.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

Even before the new changes, Japan has been no slouch.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

I fiddle with the curly mass of my bangs and slouch down, feeling like the plainest girl ever next to the fashion plate that is Katherine Deveraux.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

The man slouches in his chair with his legs crossed, while the woman holds up her phone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

“They were no slouches, and this wasn’t their first rodeo,” Jonathan Youssef said of the burglars.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025

Riseborough offers a dynamite performance as Suze, leaning into a thick New York accent as she slouches and slinks through her character’s awakening.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

He's the kind of fellow who's convinced he knew what the world needs in the way the rest of the slouches around him never did.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022

Robert slouches against the fender of his Packard automobile, his shapeless dark jacket covered with dust, his hair an unkempt mop, his eyes glaring mistrustfully at the lens from under hooded brows.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

While going down a TikTok rabbit hole on car tech, she was alarmed by one clip in which a woman of similarly short stature said her car decelerated after she briefly slouched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

She slouched through our front door, dragging her sloppy trash bags behind her.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

All of that will ensure there is no slouching during Powell’s final stint as Fed chair—and not for investors, either.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Of course those activities are "a good thing" she says, but they won't make up for sitting all day at work staring at a screen or spending the evening slouching on the couch.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Fact: Many people spend hours slouching while staring at a computer or focusing on cellphones that draw the eyes down and curve the neck.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

Killer scene: Borisov as Igor, slouching on Ani’s couch, engages in broken-English small talk that warmly evokes their shared humanity despite the physical madness that came before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

Tattered gods slouching in their rags across the waste.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy