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
• The students in the footage were crouched in a corner, nothing between them and the door.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
• The brothers ran into a classroom, the door was locked behind them, the students crouched.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• Mitchel’s sister, Hart and the comedian’s son, crouched in a line in front of the basket.
  — Bernie Wilson, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018
• Mitchel's sister, Hart and the comedian's son, crouched in a line in front of the basket.
  — Bernie Wilson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2018
• The girls from the elevator crouched together on the bathroom floor.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2018
• In the image, Blackman is crouching down a bit, giving the photo even more drama.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 6 Mar. 2018
• The big cat, with its neck of packed muscle and paws bigger than boxing gloves, silently padded toward the giant anteater and crouched behind it.
  — National Geographic, 7 Mar. 2018
• Shivering in fear, Wind and his classmates spent 90 minutes crouched in the closet.
  — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2018
• One video filmed by a student shows other terrified students crouching under and behind desks.
  — Yelena Dzhanova, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2018
• While Velez was in the back of the self-help aisle next to the children's section of the store, Fornshell again crouched down and faced a shelf of books.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• The floor of the cave is uneven and rocky, with sections of the ceiling varying in height, making crawling or crouching necessary at times.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
• Haneski and about 50 students crouched behind media and computer carts and paper boxes.
  — Author: Katie Zezima, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2018
• Five-year-old Dylan Nance seemed eager to enter the zoo, crouching on the ground, staring at the animals and sticking tiny fingers in her mouth.
  — Shelby Webb, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
• Around the 1:52 mark, after the suspected gunman has stepped onto the sidewalk, the victim crouches and starts moving away from the shooter.
  — Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• The image showed acclaimed climber and filmmaker Jimmy Chin crouching over a weathered hobnailed boot protruding from melting ice.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
• The crouching position allows racers to reach maximum speeds while minimizing air resistance.
  — Dania Haughton, SI.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Like a scene out of a horror movie, a man crouching in the bushes emerged suddenly wielding a chainsaw and randomly attacked a woman in Lantana Tuesday morning.
  — Sonia Osorio and Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 28 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

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024