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.
• The three helpers crouched in a line in front of the basket.
  — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 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
• The students in the footage were crouched in a corner, nothing between them and the door.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
• During the time the search takes, Karen remains crouched over Mrs. Pelke, holding on to the knife.
  — Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
• Cox, Ryan Bundy and singer Victoria Sharp were crouched in the back seat of the truck at the roadblock.
  — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• 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
• Having to kind of bend over and crouch over is just a unique challenge for this one.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2021
• That’s Elsbeth, who must crouch and sneak through a forest of legs to get to her crime scene.
  — Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• Hien, crouched over the blaze and dripping with sweat, has exhausted the cash.
  — 1843, 22 Aug. 2019
• First guard Mark Glowinski crouched down in the end zone.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2019
• He was upstaged by the five large men crouched before him.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2019
• Smooth guides her through some deep breaths as Vale crouches down to check in with her stars.
  — Inna Shnayder, Allure, 28 June 2018
• Kids who aren't in school because of the tornado crouched and watched.
  — CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
• So, for once, those more famous drivers had to sit in the back, crouch down and try to enjoy the ride.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
• Arthur sat in an armchair and Blair crouched down beside him as service dog Scout sat on the ground in front of them.
  — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
• Zhenya crouches there in the hallway, cradling her hands, her jacket released.
  — Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024