squat
verb (used without object)
to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
had squatted
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past perfectof squat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Elizabeth Hirschhorn, the woman who had squatted rent-free at a Los Angeles Airbnb for 570 days, was escorted by police off the property on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Winter had squatted on the ancient irrigation system.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
This was the conclusion of a recent report by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, which found 40% of homeless people had squatted at some time.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2012
Over the continent the weather had lain thick, and for a week Britain's long-range bombers had squatted glumly in their dispersal stations with no place to go.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were no seats for the boys, so they had squatted on the ground in front of the Black Jackets.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
