cocked
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She cocked her head, padded cautiously across the patio, and hid beneath a chair.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
The 7-foot center cocked the ball behind his head on a violent, two-handed dunk over Oso Ighodaro and finished the three-point play from the free-throw line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
Abu Zaid, a bearded militant with the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al Sham, cocked his ear toward the roar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
He always wore "a cocked hat, buckles at the knees and shoes, as well as a cross-handled cane, over which he stooped in his gait".
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
He rolled the plum in his hand, then cocked back his arm and fired the fruit off into the night.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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