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.
• Always, crouching just in and out of sight, there was Bob.
  — Jesse Dorris, Slate Magazine, 3 May 2017
• Hill, dressed in a cut-out jumpsuit crouches down to the girl’s level and takes her hands in hers.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2017
• Hill, dressed in a cut-out jumpsuit crouches down to the girl’s level and takes her hands in hers.
  — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
• Then the giver crouches behind them on their knees, grabs the lover’s hips for leverage, and leans into their butt.
  — Rose Surnow, Cosmopolitan, 17 Nov. 2016
• Crouching so as not to expose themselves to enemy fire, the troops went down a hill two at a time to where dinner was being served.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 3 May 2017
• Brian was bitten and clawed to death; Marylyn, who had stopped and crouched behind a tree, was approached by the bear but left unharmed.
  — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2017
• There, Bugs taught her offspring to crouch low when the form of a hawk passed overhead, roll in the sand pit, and wriggle lightning-like through the slats in the fence.
  — Jacqueline Alnes, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2017
• Surveillance images show the two men, dressed all in black with hoods over their heads and their faces covered, ransacking teller drawers while employees and patrons alike crouched on the ground.
  — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2017
• When the two small boys crouching near him stop, the habituated animal taps the spot, appearing to demand that the kids continue rubbing.
  — National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2016
• No longer would Falah need to crouch down before every play, snap the ball and handle a hulking nose tackle, typically the heaviest player on a defensive line.
  — Joey Kaufman, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2017
• The Tinman moved stiffly, with locked knees, the Scarecrow bounced clumsily as straw should, and the Lion crouched, ready to cower at any approaching beast or bug.
  — Cecilia Whalen, charlotteobserver, 21 May 2017
• In one scene, Chad and his young son Tyson climb a tree and sit in it to escape the police; in another, Chad hides from a thermal camera on a helicopter by crouching under a cow.
  — Thomas Barrie, A-LIST, 1 Mar. 2017
• 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
• When Mayhand crouched down to get in the back seat, she was shot twice.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 14 June 2017
• 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
• Taller family members may feel uncomfortable sitting (read: crouching) on a sofa with a lower height, while petite loungers may not feel their best with their feet skimming the floor while sitting on a couch with extra-deep cushions.
  — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
• On set, when the moment of truth arrived, the director of photography, Jasper Wolf, crouched to capture Kidman lying on the floor, on her stomach, as Dickinson loomed over her.
  — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2025