stoop to

1. Condescend to something beneath one's dignity, as in She wouldn't stoop to listening to that obnoxious gossip. [Second half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

He stooped to retrieve a fancy carved walking stick that was propped against one of the balloon’s anchoring stakes.

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DNA is a snooty aristocrat, never stooping to engage in day-to-day tasks.

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Regina George would never stoop to such lame material.

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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.

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It is tragic that the Washington Post, which once employed Ben Bagdikian would stoop to showing cowardice in the face of this historic challenge.

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