stoop
verb (used without object)
to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position.
have stooped
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present perfectof stoop.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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“These folks have stooped to a new low to try to intimidate the lawyers of the Buzbee Law Firm from doing their important work,” Buzbee said in a prepared statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
"I deeply resent any suggestion that NHS workers may have stooped to Downing Street level and I can say with complete honestly this never happened where I work."
From BBC ● May 26, 2022
Voters wanting to hear what they will do about runaway property prices and the widening income inequality in Asia's fourth largest economy have been disappointed by election campaigns that have stooped to vicious personal attacks.
From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2022
“At that time, I became frustrated at her lack of decorum. In retrospect, I should not have stooped to her level of acrimony.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020
Not one of those who made way for him would have stooped to know him.
From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever
