Example Sentences

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Suddenly she seemed to recoil against the humiliating sort of supplication to which she had been stooping.

From The Woman of Mystery by Leblanc, Maurice

Mrs. Ritson had been stooping over the griddle when Reuben entered.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

"The water is just one finger from the bottom of the seat," said Mrs. Lecks, who had been stooping over to measure, "and it's time to put on the life-preservers."

From The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine by Stockton, Frank Richard

Brereton had been stooping over the fire, as it gained fresh life, but with one spring he was behind the chimney breast.

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

She had been stooping at her ovens regardless of her appearance.

From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston