cocked
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Lemon cocked the ball as if he were going to throw, only to have the ball stripped away.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
In the photo, the president-elect wears a stern expression, eyes cocked.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
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
It concluded “the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Dr. Westminster cocked his head to the other side; the opened eye narrowed, and the closed one opened wide.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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