Squatted

Examples

• He looked up from where he was squatted by the table and saw Maria and she smiled at him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The females and young squatted in a thin line at the outer periphery of the circle, while just in front of them ranged the adult males. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• She set down her basket, squatted herself down, and resting her elbows on her knees said, O Lord! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The three of us squatted over him in the rain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Squatted on the doorstep, he was engaged in most carefully examining that which the man had brought from the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Here, he said, then squatted down. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Before the coming of bronze there is no evidence of stools or tables; the Neolithic people probably squatted on their clay floors. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• There I squatted down and awaited developments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The council squatted upon the steps of the rostrum, while below them stood the prisoner and her two guards. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I saw a dark, creeping figure which crawled round the corner and squatted in front of the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Here the horrid creature squatted, surrounded by a hundred slave maidens sparkling in jewelled trappings. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Robert Jordan squatted by the pannier beside him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He squatted down in front of the wooden chair and examined the seat of it with the greatest attention. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• It waddled in on its ten short legs, and squatted down before the girl like an obedient puppy. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• On this bench, or throne, squatted a female black. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Agustín squatted there, tall, black, stubbly joweled, with his sunken eyes and thin mouth and his big work-worn hands. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• In a larger circle squatted the women, yelling and beating upon drums. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Edited by Astor