How to Use crouch in a Sentence

crouch

verb

• The lion crouched in the tall grass, waiting to attack the gazelle.
• She crouched down, trying to get a closer look at the spider.
• One of the other guests crouches and a meerkat scurries onto her leg.
  — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2018
• Mayo crouches on the deck and gazes at the whale, captivated.
  — Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• On ground that was mostly gravel, those in the front knelt or crouched so as not to obstruct the aim of those standing behind them.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2018
• Because researchers can load Cassie with their very own walking-jogging-crouching code.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2018
• The proud mom crouches down around Sterling, who rocks a red Adidas dress and two yellow bows in her hair.
  — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
• In one image, she's crouched down in a red hoodie holding a bouquet of flowers as the light hits her perfectly.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018
• The video’s last shot is of greenery moving in a way that implies Truaxe may have been crouching in the bushes.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 25 Apr. 2018
• Welch spends most of the somber black and white video lying on a floor and crouching with a bowl, as organic-looking, abstract imagery takes over.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 12 Apr. 2018
• If you're spotted by the animal, San Marcos officials warn to not run or crouch down.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
• David Harper crouches down to make reverent final nudges to a few fat raspberries tucked into a lattice of chocolate cream.
  — Claire McNeill, Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2018
• However, after remaining absent for the vast majority of the season, Otto pops up one more time in a very brief scene: he's crouched on the floor of some kind of jail cell.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
• Jenner was also snapped crouching down beside Aire in a photo and sitting with her son while smiling at the camera during a break at her recent British Vogue cover shoot.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
• That easy, inside-out, tennis-racket swing allowed him to transition seamlessly from crouching in the batter's box to flying up the line, which meant that even his routine ground balls became fledgling infield hits.
  — Jay Willis, GQ, 4 May 2018
• Next to him, Kyle Farmer crouched and gave a thumbs up.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
• Bulls crouch down low to pick things up and toss them at a height.
  — Rob Curran, WSJ, 6 May 2018
• The people in chairs or standing crouched or fell to the ground.
  — Jabin Botsford, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
• Hinge at the hips to crouch low, with your right leg forward.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
• Bloom crouched down at the front, also with a big open grin.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
• The boys were crouched in the dirt, the marbles pinging between them.
  — Tiphanie Yanique, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
• The people in the stands behind him also crouched as screams rang through the crowd.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
• James crouched down beside the children again and told them not to lie.
  — Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
• Swift crouched down and leaned forward, handed the hat to a young fan and took her hand.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 4 June 2023
• The left-hander crouched on the mound and then trudged off after Alfaro’s slam in the sixth.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
• So Taylor crouched on her knees and spoke to the specialist through the food-tray slot in the door.
  — Jason Pohl, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2019
• Tommy Cabe pulled a pipe from the leather pouch attached to his belt, lit it and crouched close to the ground.
  — Leigh Ann Henion, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2019
• During the time the search takes, Karen remains crouched over Mrs. Pelke, holding on to the knife.
  — Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
• Many fled the scene while others crouched down to take cover.
  — Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
• Bullets peppered the walls next to the crouching Marines.
  — Brett Murphy, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024