Example Sentences

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Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Ball kids placed their hands on their feet - instead of the court - to avoid burning their palms when crouching at the net post.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Applegate was crouching at the scorer’s table waiting to be buzzed in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

He had toiled at car washes the whole time — crouching to scrub tires, stretching to dry roofs and returning home each night with aching heels and knots in his neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

He waited until the men had gone, then took the opposite direction, running along the side of the house, crouching low under the windows.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz