Example Sentences

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As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

When I regained consciousness, a man was crouching beside me asking if I was OK.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022

When Dr. Scott Weldy, a local animal hospital owner, arrived, the roughly 2-year-old lion was crouching in some nearby bushes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Duke gets a little jealous, though, so when I was crouching to take this photo of Poppy, chomping on plants, he came up behind my head and barked loudly, startling everybody.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2020

She was crouching in a narrow metal channel supported in a framework of girders and struts.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman