Example Sentences

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Hunched over a laptop in the back room, another soldier admits that "victory" in this war looks very different these days.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Hunched over her kitchen counter, in the depths of grief, Kellie Abernethy had an idea.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Hunched over in a white short-sleeved button-down, wrinkled gray pants and chunky white sneakers, Lavulavu hardly moved as Sitake, his lawyer, addressed the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Hunched, jowly and unsmiling, he resembles a tortoise overburdened by its shell.

From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2020

Hunched over his books in his sweatshirt and cap, he looks younger, like the old Mustafa I’ve always known.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan