stoop
verb (used without object)
to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position.
has stooped
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present perfectof stoop (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No previous governor has stooped to that sort of pettiness.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2022
She added: “The attorney general has stooped to such levels. What a sad disappointment to our country.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2020
The cancer eating her father’s stomach has stooped his once-athletic form.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2016
At the time of writing it remains a wreck, girders protruding, chimney stacks exposed, the building open to the sky as if a passing giant has stooped to take a bite before lumbering on.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2015
This person has stooped, narrow shoulders and a prowling kind of walk.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
