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Then I tossed them in a bag and set them at the bottom of the stoop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

One recent 75-degree afternoon, sitting on the front stoop of the rowhouse where she lives with her dad, Burton was rubbing her hands together vigorously, as if it were cold out.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

Hou said they found the noodle package sitting on the stoop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

We occasionally throw stoop parties that draw neighbors and strangers—a “free beer” sign and lawn chairs in our driveway won us new friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

I head downstairs and out the back door, around the back stoop, under the clothesline.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Morning after morning, residents would retrieve the bottles of milk on their stoops only to find that a thief had skimmed off the cream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

When they headed south from Roberta’s apartment on Avenue C around 10, there were two-foot drifts against the side of stoops.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

A phrase he often uttered described his affinity for helping youngsters in need: “A man never stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024

The stoops of brownstone Brooklyn, on which residents routinely leave freebies for passers-by, are a reliable metric of current literary tastes — and distastes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2023

It was a kind of paradise, free from cars and full of kids playing softball and jumping double Dutch or sitting on stoops, just hanging out.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Ibrahim Said stooped to head in his first goal for the club before Elliott Watt capitalised on a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

The name "chikungunya" comes from the Kimakonde language, meaning "that which bends up," a reference to the stooped posture caused by the severe joint pain that often accompanies the infection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2025

I stooped to embrace him and told him what I’d needed to hear as a boy.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025

Once the excavator moved away, the Red Cross workers stepped gingerly onto the mound of rubble, their backs stooped as they examined what remained of lives lived in what had been seven apartments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

He stooped down and gave the goat a light pat on its head; it was a surprisingly sad gesture.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

DNA is a snooty aristocrat, never stooping to engage in day-to-day tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

There was no back-breaking stooping: Trimmers sat on benches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

“We’re fortunate to live in New York, where stooping is a thing,” Slocum said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Her single-minded dedication carried into her early years at Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, where she often found herself stooping to fit in with other girls because of her height.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

He bent low over it, looking like a greedy child stooping over a bowl of food, in a corner away from others.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien