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Recent Examples of slouch
Noun
These vacation-worthy Roxy pants have a Blue Crush-era, low-rise waistline, plus the perfect slouch and lightness for relaxing seaside. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024 Peyton Manning, himself no slouch as a showman, announced Belichick would be joining the Monday Night Football altcast during Netflix’s The Roast of Tom Brady. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Marcus awakens with a wide smile on his face, pulls out the tubes stuck to him and promptly exits the room where Mike sleeps slouched in a chair. Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 7 June 2024 Timothée Chalamet slouches through the movie with inquisitive, appraising eyes. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slouch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouch
Noun
  • The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Caissie could provide some left-handed slug, but the Cubs already have five outfielders fighting for playing time.
    Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Verb
  • In October 2023, a Chinese ship dragged its anchor hundreds of miles, destroying undersea cables and an undersea gas line connecting Finland and Estonia.
    Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Here, Newcastle build up the attack down the right side and as Guimaraes, Murphy and Isak combine, Gordon drags Mazraoui inside and Hall attacks the space.
    Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Central Command did not elaborate on how the mix-up occurred, but said the U.S. military earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship rebel cruise missile and that sailors in the past have had just seconds to make decisions about how to respond to Houthi attacks.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Yang sang with gusto, before referencing Bethenny Frankel’s posts about the drones.
    Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Like many other politicians who once opposed Trump, DeSantis crawled to Mar-a-Lago on hands and knees to beg forgiveness after flaming out against Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Ameer Abdullah and Dylan Laube are the next healthy options on the depth chart as the Raiders crawl to the finish line of a horrid 2-11 season.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the Christmas classics are creeping back into the mix as the holidays approach.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Other persistent inflation drivers, such as auto repairs and car insurance, also crept up modestly in November.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cali Hellerman Debuts Jewelry Line Cali Hellerman, longtime director of operations for the loafer brand Blackstock & Weber and former jewelry designer for renowned names like Lorraine Schwartz and Swarovski, has ventured into a new chapter by launching her own namesake jewelry line.
    Essence, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Less directional than fall/winter 2024’s loafer shapes, these allow for experimentation without losing the plot.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • House Republicans on Thursday shuffled in and out of Speaker Mike Johnson's office as the clock ticked toward the shutdown deadline.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • On the next spread, the characters are shuffled around, and you are asked to once again identify the row your character is in and follow the instructions to a specific page and figure.
    Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024

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