Stooping

Examples

• I saw her stooping over her, and putting money in her bosom. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Well, so she does; it can't be denied; and, certainly, if there is one thing more than another that makes a girl look ugly it is stooping. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Stooping, he crawled into the shelter beside the wounded officer, and placed a cool hand upon his forehead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Again the moon shone with faint luminosity on his white wet figure, on the stooping back and the rounded loins. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Upon my word, Sir,' said the astonished Mrs. Pott, stooping to pick up the paper. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• In the corner, stooping over a desk, there sat what appeared to be a little girl. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Herein lay the spring of the mechanical art and mystery of educating the reason without stooping to the cultivation of the sentiments and affections. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• It was lost upon Sikes, who was stooping at the moment to tie the boot-lace which the dog had torn. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Mrs. Corney,' said Mr. Bumble, stooping over the matron, 'what is this, ma'am? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• She seemed to faint beneath, and he seemed to faint, stooping over her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Well, you mustn't mind stooping and getting hot. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• And it is just poor old Isaac's stiff way of stooping his long rheumatic back. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• If he was coming here, he'd have come with the dog,' said Kags, stooping down to examine the animal, who lay panting on the floor. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Bell was stooping down over the instrument at his end of the wire. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• And in his last breath reproached me for stooping to a boor! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Why, so you are, said I, stooping down in astonishment and giving her a kiss. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The candle in his hand shone upon his eager, stooping face, and told me at a glance that something was amiss. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I am hot, Adele, with stooping! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He was stooping unlacing his shoes, pushing them off with the foot. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He had taken it up, and was stooping to work again, when his eyes caught the skirt of her dress. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I'll do my part, and have nothing to reproach myself with, and stooping down, she softly kissed her husband on the forehead. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• There is nothing so likely to give it as standing and stooping in a hot sun; but I dare say it will be well to-morrow. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The gentleman repeated his salutation, stooping, that it might reach her ear with more facility. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It was not a right example, that she should be constantly stooping to be forgiven by a younger sister. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• There, T'otherest,' said Riderhood, stooping over him to put it on the table. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Diana was a great deal taller than I: she put her hand on my shoulder, and, stooping, examined my face. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, Heart's dearest, why do you cry? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• As he raised his head from stooping to do so, he found the landlady beside him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• But he won't come-- her son laughed, stooping to kiss away her frown. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• They whispered together for a little time, and the turnkey, stooping over the pillow, drew hastily back. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

Edited by Darrell