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.
• He was called names and had to crouch down so as not to be seen when driving with his white host family.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
• One toddler can be seen crouched on the ground gathering up a pile, while the other walks with a large bunch held in her little hands.
  — Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• Start in a Downward Dog pose, and then crouch back, bending your knees so your butt is just above your ankles.
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 21 Mar. 2018
• He was crouched behind home plate to catch the ceremonial first pitch when the miscue happened.
  — Ethan Bauer, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018
• Behind him, the shortstop crouched near second base, the second baseman in short rightfield and the first baseman far in back of the bag.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• Victor Contreras crouched in an open closet with his feet planted inside an old steamer trunk.
  — Martin Kuz, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2018
• The defense argues that Howell was crouched with his body turned toward Howell aiming a gun.
  — Matt McCall, Lake County News-Sun, 13 Mar. 2018
• Some passengers shed tears, some crouched to take photos of the scene, and others kept an eye on the hawks starting to circle the placenta.
  — Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
• At the start of the clip, above, Krasinski is seen crouching over Luigi as Carell sighs and meets him on the floor.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
• Salamoni straddles Sterling and Lake crouches over him.
  — Ralph Ellis, CNN, 31 Mar. 2018
• Above the front door hangs an enormous painting of Junior — crouched in his linebacker stance — by his brother, Savai’i, an artist and teacher.
  — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Hannah Hart was crouching between the DeKalbs' bed and a dresser, the Post reports.
  — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• The plaintiffs say that based on the bullet path, Howell was crouched further down in a position that makes the defense's case implausible.
  — Matt McCall, Lake County News-Sun, 13 Mar. 2018
• Buddy did bound down the trail at Apollo Park eventually, mostly going 50 feet at a time before crouching down to scan the scenery.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 25 Mar. 2018
• On a cold winter morning in Berlin, a group of schoolchildren crouch down to watch as Demnig puts the finishing touches on the Boschwitz family stones.
  — Atika Shubert, CNN, 29 Mar. 2018
• Jumping, crouching, going fully prone, shooting, and pulling up a gun's scope all get dedicated buttons, and a map button is also easily accessible.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 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

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024