| 单词 | squat |
| 例句 | He scrambled round the fire, squatted by Eric, and looked to see. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He squats, his open palm above the ashes, burnt and unburnt bark. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Ishmael squatted beneath branches in the rain and watched the tree’s entry for half a minute. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Luna’s grandmother used to be bulbous and squat—all soft hugs and squishy cuddles. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When no one climbed into his rickshaw, he squatted down, waiting for his next chance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z O-lan had been rinsing the rice bowls with a little water and now she piled them in a corner of the hut and looked up at him from the spot where she squatted. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Lupita squatted in the bushes until she heard the orchestra start up again. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Naomi squatted and trailed a hand in the shallows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Three members of the Senile Brigade wearing beat-up old cowboy hats sat in the front seat, and another younger man neither Bloom nor Linda recognized squatted in the back, smoking a cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the door he squatted down and gathered the blanket ends about his knees. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I was drinking sugary tea with Zalabia Bedouins and squatting on a sand drift in Wadi Rum, the Valley of the Moon, less than twenty miles from the Saudi Arabian border. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Frenzied with distress, Hazel leaped out of the gap and squatted beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted back, swore, and rubbed water out of his eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Young one, stand up, or else squat yonder, at the other side, unless you wish your eyes put out. The sand flies and it will cut flesh as well as stone.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The beast squatted low, tilting the girl’s chin with one yellowed talon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As Hazel and Fiver came up and squatted beside him, he looked out across the open ground ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ms. Banks squatted down beside us, she barely looked at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The boys swam to the stone ledge where they’d left their clothes, climbed out of the water, and squatted in the sunshine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the stove and squatted to rummage through the cabinet for the coffee grinder. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He looked them over and pulled one of them free and squatted and turned the wheels and then stood and pushed it up the aisle and back again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Hina meets me at the train station, a squat green glass behemoth that looks too big for a city block. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When she reached the end of the pier, she squatted, her knees audible, at the right edge, and looked down at Lionel. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She kicked and punched at nothing as Cain squatted over her and hit her in the mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He squatted by the pump, shaky and sick. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Pale green flags drooped from fire - squat comer towers, each emblazoned with a shoal of silvery fish. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small, glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed aside my chair and squatted, placing my palms upon the floorboards. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Werner squats in front of the set and tries to calm his nerves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The Preacher opened the gate, walked into the truck patch, squatted down, and peered at the tracks just as sharp as I’d done. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We line up in five rows, squatting and shifting, the only moves he has taught us. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We went over to where Monaco was squatting with a bottle of soda. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The old women squatted down beside Juana to try to give her aid if they could and comfort if they could not. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted there and listened, leaning his head toward the ferns. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Teacher squatted by the tilting desk and tried to straighten the broken leg. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z There he continued to rock, squatting, focused on the space between his feet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “He’s my prisoner,” I remind them, squatting down and slicing through the strips of my dress still tying his legs to the chair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At this moment he saw Dandelion, who had run well ahead, squatting on an anthill clear against the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Cats appear from nowhere, scratching and squatting in the soft, newly planted earth, and my father throws clumps of dug-up dandelions at them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Of the four dolphins whose tails supported the shell on which the Triton squatted, the one nearest to Cecilia had its wide-open mouth stopped with moss and algae. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Like going up and down it and spraying water and squatting to let it cover them for a few seconds and then popping out again and standing back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I pull down my bikini bottom and squat, forcing myself to sing, so I can relax enough to go. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He was squatting under the long briars of a dog rose and did not turn his head as Hazel came up beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Han squatted in front of Doha and wiped his tears away with a clean handkerchief. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z In other words, jockeys squat on the pitching backs of their mounts, a task much like perching on the grille of a car while it speeds down a twisting, potholed freeway in traffic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed in a squat, watching Vern breathe for a moment, and then I fell onto my butt, looking around at everyone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Henry was squatting elbow to elbow with a couple of oil hands at a new drilling site when a Diamond T company truck barreled into the clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They were called squatters, and the buildings were called squats. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside the palace walls, the women of Gbadolite are squatting in their yards, boiling manioc in salvaged hubcaps, and if you asked them the meaning of Independence they’d scowl and shake a stick at you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard to talk when you’re doing as many squat thrusts as you can in four minutes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They squatted at the pointed end and held the flame near the word. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They squatted on the tables like black frogs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Why she want two Speddies, ones she don’t know for boo or squat, sitting at her breakfast table? Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a squat little cask, and a tight fit even for a dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Got to learn to fight from the squatting position.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouldered Taran aside, squatted on the ground, and picked up the saplings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She’d seen the Museum of Natural Wonders many times on her strolls but never knew what the squat limestone building was for. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He squatted over his ankles when he walked. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There were two pictures on his desk: one of the good doctor squatting in the middle of all these smiling black faces, the other of a gorgeous yet wholesome-looking woman with nice perky tits. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They looked more like granite coffee tables: squat, wide, and rocky. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I saw the squat man shake his fist angrily over the uplifted faces, yelling something in a staccato West Indian accent, at which the crowd yelled threateningly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A wheelwright and his helper squat in their dark room hammering spokes into a hub. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabin they approached was small and squat, built of logs and entirely plain, a typical pioneer’s cabin. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got to Oklahoma there were still more white people waiting for them, squatting on the land the Indians had been promised in the latest worthless treaty. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I peered through the opening without entering, although I knew that wiry scarecrow form, stooped over the row of hens squatting in small dresser drawer-like boxes. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The vendor ladies squatted, scowling, resting their chins on their crossed arms, behind fortresses of stacked kola nuts, bundles of fragrant sticks, piles of charcoal, salvaged bottles and cans, or displays of dried animal parts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We squatted on the floor with our backs pressed firmly against the wall, our knees pulled up to our chests, our heads lowered and protected by our crossed arms. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As I drop back into my squat behind home plate, my eyes scan the field, and I inhale deep. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I pulled my panties down to my knees and had to step away from the hole because they got in my way when I tried to squat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I squat down and reach for it, careful not to make a sound as I pull it out of the stack. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then I squat behind a bush, panting panting. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He squatted down on his heels, and found that with agonizing pains in thigh and calf he could just lift himself to a standing position. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The Toad—short and squat, as his nickname implied—bounded in and pushed his way past her, grabbing for the undies atop Darnell’s head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Emily felt its squat presence now as she closed the front door on the search parties and turned to cross the hallway. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He squatted and held his hand over the tar. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I touch the second computer, wondering at its purpose, and then I squat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She squatted next to the shore and doused herself, using the calabash. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The man with the rifle sat down and rested himself, and the trackers squatted near him, and in the evening the points of their cigarettes glowed and receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She squatted down in front of a glass case full of small objects: vases and jars, some partly cracked or broken, crudely made jewelry and tiny statues. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up, then squatted beside the kayak, touching two of the holes before he looked at me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z His body was as long and powerful as that of a snake, but he had four heavy, squat legs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In the abandoned ornamental garden, Rahel, watched by lolling dwarfs and a forsaken cherub, squatted by the stagnant pond and watched toads hop from stone to scummy stone. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning, near the Peak, I came upon him squatting on a termite mound. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Matt, his beast disguise abandoned, squatted beside the dog, who came forward and sniffed him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad gets up and squats in front of me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Without pausing to reply, he dashed up to the loft—the scene of the disaster—and shoved Mouschi, who was squatting beside her soggy litter box, back to the right place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Here it is,” Brian said, squatting again, moving a stick in the dirt. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen and I squatted on the ground in an alley and spread out the paper, opening every page. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They are strip-searched and asked to “squat and cough”—an exercise to determine if they are harboring any contraband items in certain cavities of their bodies. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Before the summer I had often squatted in the courtyard with the servants while they ate, so I went out now and joined them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Maafa lurked just offshore, squat and ugly in the shallows like a diseased leviathan that had washed into the bay. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They were squatting right at the halfway point where Henry had told them to stop, watching the men working. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When we came to the edge of the Bund, I squatted down so we would be on the same eye level. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The goblin nation squats there like a tarantula, waiting to leap and strike. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Well now,” I say, squatting down to his level. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It moved relentlessly toward the hospital, which squatted at the compound’s end. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked ’round back of the tavern and came up on a bunch of men squatting down and talking loud. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He could see it, just how each man was, two sleeping curled up and the third squatting in the sand with the rifle between his knees. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Kendra squatted and pulled the mouth of the bag wide open. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z From where they squatted by the hearth in their attic they could hear the carefree laughing, singing, and sometimes drunken quarreling of the officers billeted at the Afric Queen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On return, she did planks, lunges, push-ups, and squats in the hostel common room. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We squatted, our dresses bunched around our waists, to relieve ourselves. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z So I set my duffel bag on the floor, squatted down to unzip it, the bag of chips tucked under my arm. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She squatted and pushed her fingers deep into the soil, then pulled them out and stuck them back into a different place in the dirt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He relaxes here—squatting against the wall—leaning back in a way that tilts his baseball cap with the D forward over his eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Shutters on the squat gray houses are closed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Sohrab said, leading me around the back of the squat building. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Nelson squatted on his heels, his ashy eyelids blinking earnestly as he inspected Mother’s face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted on his haunches and rocked himself in the rain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Conner squatted down and picked up my book, handing it to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe people just hid behind a tree somewhere and squatted down, I was starting to think; maybe that’s why the smell. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex caught a glimpse of a squat black thing with four fat tires, a cross between a miniature tractor and a motorbike. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Jack squatted back and frowned at the pig. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Laborers streamed back to their squats and street stalls opened for dinner. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A rat watched them from a crumbled hole by a light; a scorpion danced from under their feet; a huge baboon spider squatted in a crack with its fangs resting on the edge. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Weese was understeward for the Wailing Tower, a squat man with a fleshy carbuncle of a nose and a nest of angry red boils near one comer of his plump lips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Hotwalkers” leading horses around the shed row to cool them out after workouts would see him squatting down on the floor, staring straight ahead, turning the horses over in his mind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But there it sat, sagging a bit, squat and honest as her father had built it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He could see them now, black and squat against a red glare. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Eliu squatted with a fresh beer, gazing down the hillside at the Body Shop and Pipe Queen buildings; the wrecker parked in front gleamed like a magical apparatus. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s a short, squat woman with neat hair and an apron that looks like it has beet stains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The rabbits had been frightened by what had happened to Acorn and to the doe, and remained squatting miserably, half in and half out of the bilge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In one, about fifty young children squat in a row, pulling weeds and planting vegetables. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A black stove, pouring out heat, squatted against the far wall. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix focused on Freebie, who was squatting in the number two position. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Nailer unwound a section of wire and squatted down on the blazing deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He squatted down next to me and said, “Let me tell you something, Tootsie. This could be your best chance to get ahead of what you did by confessing.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The Crochan still squatted where it had been; Taran made out the dark, brooding mass, and it seemed to him, in a flare of horror, that its mouth gaped greedily. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She squatted next to him and surreptitiously flashed the Boethian photograph cupped in her hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Langley put a former East Computer named Sara Bullock in charge of a group dedicated to using the squat, gunmetal-gray block to solve engineers’ equations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z E & J, by contrast, had a far more ornate bottle: more squat, like a decanter, with smoked glass, foil wrapping around the spout, and a dark, richly textured label. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Now they looked alien to her, squat and flat-faced, their black hair cropped unnaturally short. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Look, it’s going to be okay,” Mark said, squatting down to Deedee’s height. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A man squats and pulls away crumbled bricks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Scattered here and there, his houses stretched up beyond him like squat ghosts with hooded eyes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Out front squatted a waist-high gargoyle, so eroded by rain and salt that his features were all but obliterated. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A squat church of rumpled stone turned out to be locked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A few suck-ups quickly figure out which side Mr. Neck is squatting on, so they fight to throw out the “foreigners.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They squatted beneath the parapet in darkness as the badger outlined the situation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sunset found her squatting in the grass, groaning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They squatted on Indigenous lands and built towns, confident that the US military would protect them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It had to be her voice because there was nothing exciting about looking for squat fungus in the bush. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The pickers went on filling flats, squatting in the numbered rows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I got up, squatted in front of it and gave the power button a hopeful push. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The small boy squatted a few feet away. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We all waited for her to do something, but Maribel simply squatted with her feet rooted to the ground, staring back at us through her sunglasses. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I eased myself down, squatting at first, then sitting. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When we squatted down we could see, alongside Ruth May’s wide blue eyes, yellow blossoms of cucumber and squash peering out from the leafy darkness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan was squatting over his tarp, folding it into a neat square. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z If he were here instead of me, Golan would be dead already, laid out while he’d been squatting against the rail in a daze. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He squatted back on his heels and showed his teeth at the wall of branches. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Near the Northern Canal, sprouting up like toadstools, rose the squat shacks of rough boards and turf with only a tiny window and a few holes to let in light. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She admitted being disciplined by standing in the corner, squatting, and running laps. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I looked over my plot, squatted down, and fingered the soil awhile. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Simone scrutinizes me as I extend my arms, having come up from a long squat. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Almost as if she were reading my thoughts, Mrs. Moss said, “Standing in the corner hasn’t taught you any lessons. Let’s see if squatting gets better results.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then, as the work went on below, he squatted on the bank and watched the darkening eastern skyline. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I’ve been avoiding her bearish eyes until the opportune time in the locker room, pretending I’m really into perfecting my squats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Pop a squat,” she says, patting the pile of gym mats. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z By the mid-1770s, as was the case everywhere else on Native homelands, settlers had already invaded and been squatting there. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It was almost dusk, the wind had dropped, and I saw old men squatting in the dirt, Papa and some of his cronies, muttering and smoking their cigarettes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie slowly squatted to get a better look without scaring it off. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z One was short and squat, the other tall and thin as a lamppost. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The boy squatted and put a hand on his shoulder. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Hot Pie squatted on the pallet beside her, watching her work. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She squatted and patted me on the jaw. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She gave it to him and then squatted down nearby. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Man,” I said, moving over to the squat machine. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They squat by the passenger's side, conversing in low tones. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Fern and I squatted down by our poster. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He splashed some tepid water on his face from the basin beside his bed and took his time squatting in the garderobe, the night air cold on his bare skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On the other side of the river, tall modern buildings, with whole walls of windows, lifted up out above the squat brick constructions. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas was pumped to hear that—he’d been curious about the squat building ever since he’d first seen a Runner go through its menacing door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z At the top of the stairs that lead to the gardens, a squat man is watching us. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I feel the way I do when I step out from under a squat bar with 300 pounds on it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then he reloaded, squatted down, and shot it in the left front knee. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He halted their journey, and they rested, squatting like little hunted animals, in the borders of a great brown reed-thicket. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "Of course! If we don't make smoke-" He squatted before them in the crowding dusk. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A few seconds later I crouch back into a squat. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She held it as long as she could, but finally she had to squat by a bush and skin down her breeches in front of all of them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When asked about the squatting, she said that when children stood in the corner for time-outs, they would scratch the drywall. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Plans racing in her head, she squatted to watch the wolves eat, measuring, as time passed, the enormous amounts they were consuming—pounds at each bite. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They squat down to listen to the main one that talks, and their legs and arms are so skinny you can tell just what shape a bone is. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay was squatting on a rock, digging into the PadThai, complaining that it wasn’t spicy enough. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z One man lingered behind as the rest were filing out—a squat man with a windbumt face, shabbily dressed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A grate squats in the center of the alley, just a few feet away from me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I thought of Chapter Eleven in an army uniform, squatting in the jungle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I squat and, despite hands that are sweaty and shaking, unspool the ring from the zipper. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Even from where Nhamo squatted outside the fence, she could smell the rich aroma of meat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He set the book on a flat rock, squatted there, and turned the pages. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Floor’s good enough for me,” said Pilate, and she squatted down on her haunches and lifted a branch gently from the basket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Opening my eyes a sliver, I see a little boy squatting at the edge of the pool. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Earth’s oblateness—the fact that it was not perfectly spherical but slightly squat, like a mandarin orange—needed to be specified, as did the speed of the planet’s rotation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z My man wasn’t doing squat, just running in circles like he was waiting for some dynamite pass, but I think he just didn’t want the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Another look,” she said, and she squatted down to look at the ring in the brighter light from outside the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So while my aunt waited, I squatted down behind her car, praying that no one would drive by and see me “doing my business.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But the foul creatures hadn’t finished yet; holding their beautiful wings high, they squatted among the devastation and voided their bowels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I squat low and hook my hands beneath his armpits. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Every red mud house squats in the middle of its red dirt yard, for the ground in the village is cleared hairless as a brick. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna opened it and placed the squat cans of condensed milk and the slender tin of Ovaltine and the packet of salt on the bed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z One had to sit, attracting all eyes to the conch, and drop words like heavy round stones among the little groups that crouched or squatted. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Years later their own eyes would glaze as they cupped their chins in remembrance of the inchworm smiles, the squatting haunches, the track-rail legs straddling broken chairs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mom obviously knows I did squat, but she doesn’t say anything in the car. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Red awnings with thick green borders hung across the wide windows of the large, squat building. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He squatted in the shadows for more than half an hour, with nothing out of the ordinary disturbing the peace of the evening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A two-story brick house with squat, deep steps and an awning to keep rain off the landing. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Jay squats at the riverbank and throws a rock. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The boy sat on the court, a towel draped over his head, while Big Dub squatted beside him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The last one props itself on its forelegs and drags itself round in a circle like a merry-go-round; squatting, it drags round in circles on its stiffened forelegs, apparently its back is broken. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked over and squatted near them, studied them, tried to make sense of them. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z They forced him to squat with his hands held out in front of him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Harley stood up then, but Tayo couldn’t tell if it was because he didn’t want to talk about the sheep or if he was only getting stiff from squatting so long. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A baby rabbit, terror ridden, squirmed through a hole in the floor and squatted off there in the shadows against the wall, seeming to know that nobody wanted its flesh at such a time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z As we walked toward the frozen pond, we saw them flailing their arms and squealing as they cast their bodies across the surface, half squatting to steady themselves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Without waking his sister, he climbed off the shelf, and shy of squatting on the crown of a hill in a new sun, he walked a little farther back into the cave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the river was Notre Dame squatting against the night sky. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a fire in it and T. P. squatting in his shirt tail in front of it, chunking it into a blaze. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Norris was a squat man but he was powerful and broad across the shoulders. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday afternoons he squatted on the aft deck of his boat, silently and methodically untangling his gill net or knitting its flaws up patiently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I remember squatting by it and staring at the clear water rushing over the stones. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There were no urinals, only a few stalls with sitting toilets—none of the squatting ones, like my bathroom at Mamou’s—and I wondered if that was a Social Cue I had missed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She lifted her hand to stroke his thin one, but thought better of it She squatted cm her hams. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow the curve around the Parliament Building with its form of a squatting Victorian dowager, darkish pink, skirts huffed out, stolid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The guard squatted down and stirred the pot with a long-handled wooden spoon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I ran down the list, from the hot sauce to the squatting to the beatings. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The others were all squatting on the carpet and playing cards with Ida. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I squat, letting my fingers brush at the dirt, the solid rock. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They went into the woods and the man squatted and looked at the gray and wasted figure under the tilted sheet of plywood. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Nearby stood a squat, gnarled tree with thorny leaves and black bark. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He squatted down and said, “Are you still there?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z My laptop is on the floor next to mv bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t really do much of anything, just walked around in circles and occasionally squatted down and examined something on the ground. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She ran and squatted again and again, calling them with strange made-up names. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “Oh no, sir. We do our squatting right here.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Most of the Arab prisoners and their families had squatted down facing each other. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z When they reached the ditch, all the other rabbits were squatting together, watching their approach. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As I’m getting done, a squat black nurse with a kind wide smile and tightly braided hair steps in. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He squatted in front of her, and moved the torch close. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was squatting near the fire, arranging the firewood underneath the tripod. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He was so tall, even squatting, he towered a full head above Rachel, who was the smallest of them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lice squat and suck and we can see our blood through their skins. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Outside, Porthmadog’s squat houses shrank away and Miss Wren’s mountain came into view, rising grayly above the hills. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When I realized I was staring, I squatted down beside him—more to hide my embarrassment than actually help. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Todd opens a cardboard box that I had not noticed sitting on the floor near his feet: a squat, slightly menacing-looking appliance he introduces as the “Filter Queen.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of people in yellow walks ahead of us, toward a wide, squat building made entirely of glass. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was squatting where she had seen it first, across the road. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal can bounced, banging against the walls of the tub like a squat madman foaming at the mouth. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She squatted down next to a sapling and said, “You see here: how this leaf is broken, and if you look carefully, you can see the smudge of a hoofprint.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tandoor in the corner in the shadow of an acacia tree and I saw a man squatting beside it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The smith was squat and broad, plainly dressed in wool and leather, but his arms were as thick as a bull's neck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I had been standing up the whole time we were in the study and I crouched to a squat, hanging on to the arm of Vern’s upholstered chair. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I rose out of my squat and gave her my hand, like an adult would do. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z That night, he lay awake on the floor of the squat he’d holed up in and thought of what he wanted, of what would finally make things right for Jordie. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She squatted down next to me, placed one hand on my arm, and gave me a small squeeze. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Stay out of sight. I’ll meet you at the squat and let you know.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z People squatting in the mud, trying to cook over a fire in the pouring rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Men with dark skins and long beards squat around the fires, watching us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z On Monday, James Russell was counting my squat thrusts for the Presidential Physical Fitness chart when he said, “I hear you’ve been drawing birds at the library.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The bed sat on four squat lion’s paws, as if the weight of it had crushed the lion underneath. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They had Hamilton sitting on some gear, squatting with his face hidden between his knees. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Ralph continued to blow till voices shouted in the forest The small boy squatted in front of Ralph, looking up brightly and vertically. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Madam Malkin was a squat, smiling witch dressed all in mauve. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z While I’ve been messing with the weapons, Peeta’s been squatting on the ground, drawing something with the tip of his knife on a large, smooth leaf he brought from the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Her son squatted beside Grey Wind, ruffling the wolf's fur and incidentally avoiding her eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Heart racing, she squatted down and grabbed the gun. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mitchell claimed the Mosses’ home was better than some of his previous foster placements, yet he confirmed that he had to squat and run laps. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “You’re a good boy,” I said, squatting down to hug him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They were laughing, singing, lying, squatting, or standing on the grass, holding food in their hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In fact, during his first several weeks in Bullhead, McCandless camped out in the desert at the edge of town; then he started squatting in a vacant mobile home. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was squatting on a low stump and she might not have noticed it, for it looked more like a mushroom than a living creature sitting there. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a squat, almost bulldoggy figure, and her odd black hair, when it grew, grew upwards so it never covered her ears or chunky neck. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z With Vu Lee I squat in dtingtan, weight on legs, back straight, arms at my sides, fingers relaxed, eyes everywhere at once. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Then slowly Rashid squatted down and reached for the bag that had fallen at his feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Carl squatted and picked up a handful of dirt, letting it trickle through his fingers, thoughtful as he replied, “Nothing like this ever happened before.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Henrietta’s father, Johnny Pleasant, was a squat man who hobbled around on a cane he often hit people with. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The first policeman squatted and patted down Nathan's legs inside and out. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Each of these three was squatting upon a magnificent chair. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a squat, two-story structure that was begging to be torn down. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Tyrion squatted across from him and warmed his hands over the coals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They reached the bushes and Seth turned left, studying the leafy barricade as he went, occasionally squatting and checking closer. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He squatted down and picked at the rotted wood of the pier. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z By squatting down and holding the lantern high over my head, I could dimly see the opposite bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Penny quieted a little, but only because she had squatted down on the floor and put both hands in Butterscotch’s water bowl—sloshing water all over the floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z After the babies arrived, the mothers were pretty weak from all that squatting. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Stella squatted by Jojo at the fire, where he was rolling two marbles between his palms, and pulled him close. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Outside the hut, with the baby balanced on my hips, I watch the mother squat next to the rows of vegetables and proceed to pull the weeds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Cook squatted guiltily on the carpet and tried to make himself look small. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She squats down and opens her gym bag to retrieve a soccer ball. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Say she gone find another maid. But who gone work for that lady? Some nappy-headed country maid already living out there, won’t know squat about serving from the left, clearing from the right.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was squat and thick, with huge hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath, wriggled her hips, and moved another inch as Frankie squatted down and yelled for Z to grab the desk and pull it up on the count of three. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Muscular thighs; long, lean limbs and fingers; and a strong butt come in handy for all those twists, bends, and squats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He headed straight for the squat concrete building located near the Box. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Immediately below this manifesto squats the stove, fabricated from a rusty oil drum. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And now that golden monkey was squatting in the entrance, sniffing and turning his head this way and that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His eyes seem like they’re about to burst from his face, but once he’s up, I unbuckle his belt and pants and squat to push them down so he can step out of them. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It still squatted there until Jason poked at it with his toe. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t quite halfway up the wall when it reached the ground below us, looked up, and squatted like a spring about to uncoil. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In his house Kino squatted on his sleeping mat, brooding. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw went to the suitcase and squatted down.'Where did you live before?' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He squatted down, parted the leaves arid looked out into the clearing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He squatted down right there on the carpet to look at the airplane close up. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I look out the window in a few minutes and I see Stephen squatting back down to weed. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Bend my knees—full squat—and lift it out again. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Moss snapped the lock shut, then slowly slid down the flagpole, his feet planted firm so he could start to squat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mariam would see them when she passed by, always dressed in their fatigues, squatting by the front door of Tariq’s house, playing cards and smoking, their Kalashnikovs leaning against the wall. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z His wife, Lili, was squatting in the middle of their one-room home, spreading cornmeal mush on banana leaves for their supper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Samuel squatted beside it and instinctively stretched his hands for warmth to the butterfly of yellow light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each of the two opposing side walls were lined with galvanized shower nozzles, and a row of squat and lidless concrete toilets. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Cora thought he had a mean face, like a burl sprouting from a squat, sweaty trunk. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I squat, listening behind me for bears, aster leaves rough on the tops of my legs, then bury the toilet paper under sticks and bark and dried bracken. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He watched especially a short, squat man in overalls who had become drunk and boisterous. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His aunt, Uma Maima, presides in the kitchen all morning, harassing the servants as they squat by the drain scouring the dirty dishes with ash, or pound heaps of spices on slabs that resemble tombstones. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He got to his feet but stayed in a squat, like a baseball catcher. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Beto and Cari squatted at the counter, eyeing the big glass jars of candy and figuring on what they could get for the dime Naomi had given them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a frog on the brick walk, squatting in the middle of it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw you from my room. I saw you squatting. You’re curious.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Then I could give you a decent stall in the stable’ and turned and went out and the old negress squatted there and heard them, the voices, he and Jones. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius squatted uncomfortably on the side steps of the cathedral. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Scarlett looked around, and saw a man in a fawn-colored raincoat squatting in front of a gravestone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z His nose was squat and red, and he had lumpy white, bunched-up eyelids circling his small gray eyes like haloes of bacon fat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As he passed Linda’s desk, he dropped the pencil and squatted down to get it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She spread her sneakers far apart, toes pointing outward, and squatted like a Balinese dancer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he went to the fire where Juana was squatting, watching the baby’s face. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z On the bottom shelf behind a row of salves in squat clay jars he found a vial of indigo glass, no larger than his little finger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Corporal, still squatting before him, reached out and shook his shoulder to get his attention. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Other times he lowered the lamp over the ground, and squatting down on his haunches, peered into the dirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "They rode down my 'prentice boy," said a squat man with a smith's muscles and a bandage around his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The other man chuckles, following me through the door while Mr. Blond Policeman goes to Helena and squats down in front of her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I squat and wrap an arm around the middle of Moonie. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z But my squatting calves were aching, so I moved. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A squat Altaian woman wrapped in layers ran to the door and began screaming after the guard. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There, at the base, was a squat, round structure, piled with layers of old blankets and tarps. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z When he’s done, I squat down and scratch behind his ears. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Populations, detached by the war, had roamed, squatted temporarily at first one region and then another. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He had watched her washing clothes, squatting on the flat stones of the river, her dark legs polished by the water, as she rubbed the faded rags with her rough peasant hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Two wooden boxcars squatted on a nearby siding. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a simple adobe ranch house, squatting low to the good earth, its rusted tin roof shielding it from the hot sun. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Conquest and liberation and democracy and divorce are words that mean squat, basically, when you have hungry children and clothes to get out on the line and it looks like rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long like a snake, it was squat like a cinder brick, its thick neck blending into a head shaped like a massive flat wedge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Grabbing a rail, I pulled myself up to a squat—but didn’t have the nerve to turn loose and stand up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z All around us, the field lights up with small fires illuminating the faces of women squatting by them to prepare meals. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a squat man in his late forties, and he looked impatient. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Willem gives a loud sigh, squatting to the ground in mock annoyance with his bicycle chain, while really taking the time to observe the butcher shop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She squatted by the water to douse herself with the calabash and to wash out her dress-cloth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His body was slick with sweat as he circled Rivera, watching the telephone-pole legs shuffle and turn the squat body. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Fleas jump and bite and they’re clean and we prefer them.Things that jump are cleaner than things that squat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Staring at me, he squatted and placed this object onto the ground. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Near the center of the field First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross squatted in the muck, almost entirely submerged. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Rob’s father motioned for his son to go on into the building and squatted on the curb next to Gerald. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I squatted down, pushed my feet back against the blocks, stretched out my thumbs and index fingers and placed them on the edge of the white starting line. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then he walked over to the next one, squatted down, and started the process over. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I was squatting next to the head, probably in her way. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I think my dad planned on squatting there forever, with his mouth hanging open, not saying anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “And times move on, folks have to move on with them. You’ll find some other place to squat. Lord knows it won’t take long to build another shack like this one.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She remembered that the Rusties didn’t use hoverstruts; every building was squat, crude, and massive, and needed a steel skeleton to keep it from falling down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He squatted on the pole, then threw himself sideways and across to the ledge outside Ian Rider’s office. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The kind I wouldn’t mind squatting in under different circumstances—although the decor is a little too prissy for my tastes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He went to his room and brought back a squat bottle of ink and a stub pen and a pad of paper and an envelope and laid them on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The main thing is to make sure the strawberry is ripe and not bruised or rotten. And when you get tired from squatting, you can pick on your knees.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In Iran—especially in older homes—you were supposed to squat over the toilet instead of sitting on it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He admitted he sometimes had to run laps and squat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Cats prowl around in there, we see them every day, crouching, squatting, scratching up the dirt, staring out at us with their yellow eyes as if we’re something they’re hunting. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At fifty-seven, with her short, squat figure and intimidating hairnet, my grandmother was perfectly designed for blocking people’s paths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The fields were bordered by poplars and crisscrossed by streams and irrigation ditches, on the banks of which tiny female figures squatted and washed clothes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Tiptoeing around to the other side of a golden oak bureau that was in the hall near their bedroom door, I squatted down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He landed in a squat with both hands out in front of him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I zipped myself up and squatted behind a clump of bushes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I pretend to watch her do sets of squats while grasping huge weights. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I squatted on this bank and dropped in my line. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I limp into the shower and program in the gentlest cycle I can remember, free of any soaps and hair products, and squat under the warm spray, elbows on my knees, head in my hands. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She squatted and swept under Henry’s bed, being careful not to disturb his shotgun or the boxes of birdshot and buckshot he kept there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I squat, right on the sidewalk, feeling crazy, overcome. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I watched what the girl was doing for a minute, then squatted. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He squatted silently before her, a hulking black shape shrouded in the night, hidden from her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I looked around, and it hit me that if you replaced the electric heaters with a coal stove, this squat on the Lower East Side looked pretty much like the house on Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the skyline has changed: the Park Plaza is no longer the tallest building around, but a squat leftover, dwarfed by the svelte glassy towers that rise around it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She was squatting against the wall, one thin brown arm raised, the hand over her forehead. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit there,” she told Tom and he squatted down on the floor in front of the footstool. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A short, squat man poked his head inside Cole’s room. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It took me a few hours to clear my tools and other belongings out of the crummy job-site trailer where I’d been squatting. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he counts off, squats low, tosses her straight up into the air, and catches her in a full extension instead of a half-press like Coach said. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I gave a detailed description of the squatting punishments, and another child explained how Mrs. Moss forced her to squat for hours at a time. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He’d squat and throw, sit in a chair and throw and stand and throw. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Nor you me, you squat, filthy bore! Your outfit is ridiculous and your beard is filled with twigs.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I managed to get to a squatting position but as soon as I made to rise, my head spun and I couldn’t keep my balance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z One was short and squat, the other tall and thin as a lamppost. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Brown Bear provided this by squatting down himself and offering them each a furry knee. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The space is wide, warm, and well lit, with a giant hearth and stove squatting in one corner and a wooden worktable sprawled in the center. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ben squatted before it, moaning, a slow, inarticulate sound. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he lurked by the latrine ditch waiting for some enemy to take a squat, the chances of his losing more than one quarrel would not be good. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pima and Lucky Girl were freed and they ran over to where Sadna and Nailer squatted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Momentarily distracted from her fear, she squatted down to touch him, her hands wet from the tears. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched the cratered road rise and fall, whirl its tail around the mountainside, counted the multicolored trucks packed with squatting men lumbering past. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I squatted on the floor by his feet, scratching designs into the carpet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Would a squat woman step out and ask the man to please stop? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He moved to the rock and squatted in front of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve also seen him squatting in his front yard surrounded by other old men, every one of them falling over from drinking palm wine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I squat down and touch one of them, and I hear the patio door clunk behind me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Donay, squatting, adjusts our tin can of rice, which hangs over the fire on a piece of wire. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Wolf was squatting over what he hoped would become a campfire, trying to get it started with two flint stones while Fox and Eagle watched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Oliver waited for the rope to steady, then ascended the rope Navy SEAL-style by locking it between his feet and squatting and stepping all the way up to the top. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Women were using these toilets anyway, squatting over them in the semidarkness while a line of strangers watched and held their noses. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Calvin slammed his squat, square, heavy body into the seat and stared hard at Alex. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was a cool, gray morning, and Baba was squatting next to me, digging the soil and planting the bulbs I handed to him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A decent squat, and with Tool as their protector, no one bothered them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Jenna, you saw me squatting because I was working on this. Come take a look.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “You squat and do your business. But be careful to keep your legs far apart so that you don’t fall in. Would you like me to go first and show you how it’s done?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Still in a squatting position, Boo Boo put her left hand through the V of her legs, touching the pier boards in order to keep her balance. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And sure enough, I turned around and a sullen woman was now squatting in front of the bucket of fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, leaping up into a squat next to her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z There we squatted along with the children who lived by the gutter. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec crept up to a fat, old tree and squatted behind it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He squatted down, to get closer to the earth, and he crumpled there. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As he squatted, he lost his footing on the ice and went hurding down the Lhotse Face. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z What did someone look like squatting awkwardly on a small chamber pot. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They had traveled a long way, squatting in rattling trains, hiding from conductors and nosy old ladies. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He squatted on his heels and picked one up and smelled it and put it back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He squatted down, rocking on his heels, still clutching the flashlight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside a huge, misshapen hill, the car descended into a complex of rectangular buildings, as squat as ugly dorms and painted the color of dried grass. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He takes another step closer, squatting and regarding us from eye level. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tyrion squatted awkwardly on his stunted legs to build the fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Biddy kept watching Mama Duck and Li’l Peep, but I got tired of squatting. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was squat and barrel-chested, with thick bowed legs that strained the seams of his checked pants. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Two other demigods squatted next to him, watching with concern. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With our knives we squat round in a circle and fill our bellies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z From the outside, the Merciless Mart is a squat block with a narrow raised portion in its center. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They asked after the mother’s health, and then lingered on, squatting down in front of the open fire, talking. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He put the squat glass on a tray and brought it to the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t quite stand up, but I could crawl in and kneel or squat comfortably. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Dad squatted in front of us, one knee to the floor, his arms folded across the other knee, cowboy-style. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “My dad got us those to carve if you want,” I say, pointing to the three pumpkins squatting on the doorstep. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The ferry squats low in the water at the opposite shore, where it left off Lumumba’s party the night before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her knees shook when she squatted down to pick it up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I lie down on many a station platform; I stand before many a soup-kitchen; I squat on many a bench;—then at last the landscape becomes disturbing, mysterious, and familiar. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Hurt factor: Medium to low, especially once I remembered that my nose was squat and squashy, not long and pointy. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She was short and squat and a bit bulbous about the belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Before him Luster squatted on the damp floor. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Old enough to be her grandmother, Nin was a squat woman with matted hair and a face as tough as rawhide. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was a squat, bulldoggish man with liver spots on his nose and jowls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It is so demeaning having to squat in front of so many people. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And Juan Tomas, who squatted on Kino’s right hand because he was his brother, asked, “What will you do now that you have become a rich man?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A shiny dark shuttle squats in the shadows like a carpet beetle, waiting for when it will go into duty in four hundred years. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She was squatted down in a corner with her hands holting on to her face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He squatted cross-legged in the pine needles on the ground and sipped his coffee. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also newly rich and newly disoriented: one week he was broke and squatting in his cousins flat and the next he had millions of naira in his bank account. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Of course, the two doctors on Dad’s boat said they’d never had so much fun, but that didn’t count for squat with the Coast Guard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They squat in the dust of broken doorways instead, staring at us with big eyes and sunken cheeks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I squatted on the floor, staring up at her, fascinated. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Even with a bitter wind pushing me along and a couple fresh pills cushioning the march, I had to squat down and run a finger up the bird’s soft belly. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But at present, they’re both happily installed in the new house in the Victor’s Village, and I’m the only one who uses the squat little place where I was raised. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Someone—probably Madoc, possibly Balekin, maybe even one of the other minor kings or queens—could squat there like a spider, consolidating power. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With a move that feels like classic Kathak, I squat and swing my hands across the surface to sweep all the cards to the floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Restless, Jon squatted by the fire and poked at it with a stick. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We liked to squat in the hot water with me behind her and crossing my arms so that I wrapped her breasts like belts of ammunition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no seats for the boys, so they had squatted on the ground in front of the Black Jackets. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The Twins—two squat, ugly, formidable castles, identical in every respect, with the bridge arching between—had guarded the crossing for centuries. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Elis experiment belonged to a different world entirely—a world light-years ahead of the floating disks and squat cylinders previous ancient authorities had imagined our planet to be. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Ignatius watched passively while Mr. Gonzalez squatted on his other side. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As she got closer, she observed women squatting on the shore, beating clothes on rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered Paul, squatting in front of me as I stood on the bottom step, patting my shoulders, trying to adjust the seam so it didn’t fall forward over my arm. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The two children squatted down and let Matt’s weight rest on the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They found Fossie squatting near the gate in front of the Special Forces area. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom called in a few weeks and said that although the squat still needed a few finishing touches—a front door, for example—she and Dad were officially accepting visitors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Our goal, the rutted coast of mainland Wales, was somewhere before us but only dimly visible, an inky smudge squatting along the far horizon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The ride spun faster, so fast that gravity squatted on my chest and pushed the air from my lungs, and then faster still. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They squatted in the road and ate cold rice and cold beans that they’d cooked days ago. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Below the dripping awning, a newspaper pressed over her head, Boori Ma squatted and watched the monsoon ants as they marched along the clothesline, carrying eggs in their mouths. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was squat and black, and half as tall as a man. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to a shallow pond near the roadside and squat down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And Patty—who by the way had on shiny lip stuff and had her hair greased and slicked straight back—squatted down and stared, almost like she was mind-beaming speed to me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A boy, all but naked, squatted upon the ground, sooting fruit trees to protect them from some scourge. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Boys who were too weak to walk to the usual places to relieve themselves just squatted in the middle of camp. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The light was a glowing panel above a squat metal door with bolts lining its edges. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I was doing squats for half an hour straight. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He squatted back down again and said, “Oh, no, can’t do that. The deal is I feed you, you show me your face.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Hatsue was a tall woman—five foot eight—but nevertheless able to squat low between the berry rows for quite some time without pain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Obiora and Chima squatted to watch the children playing on the floor, clustered around the plastic Ludo board and rolling dice. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Matt squatted on the floor, his heart pounding. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They stack their oranges into careful pyramids, then squat on thin legs, resting their angular wrists between their knees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “They can write anything they want. It doesn’t mean squat. This is America. Everything’s for sale.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We were driving down the highway, past the brown grass part of Oklahoma that squats next to the airport. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And in the fountain squatted a giant crab. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Ravens watched him from the trees, squatting dark-eyed and silent on the branches as snow drifted down around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After we finished our mangoes, Papa squatted in front of our little circle facing us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From the time settlers first squatted on Indigenous land in the Southeast, rangers were in the forefront of genocide, clearing the region for British settlement as they had in New England. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z And in the pearl Kino saw himself and Juana squatting by the little fire in the brush hut while Coyotito read from a great book. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He went cautiously out into the field, squatted down against a clump of thistles and began to smell the wind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was squatting under the ice-cube coils, under which he could barely squeeze, sitting down. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Coach walked over to Will and squatted down, getting right in his face. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We went to a pickup zone that was different from where we had landed and squatted in the knee-high grass. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For a public appearance, she would take me and the other man, a squat, burly college student named Eduardo Fermin, to scout out the area the day before. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The two men were squat ting on their heels, eating their evening meal, shoveling rice into their mouths with chopsticks, dipping into the large bowl of vegetables and meat that sat between them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. But—” Irene started when the back porch light flicked on, Grandma Post’s squat frame silhouetted in the screen door. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Besides the claustrophobic rectangle of face he shows the online world, Adam Tok is compact and squat, with curly black hair and stick-out ears. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Giant agaves flowered among the palms, looking like spiders squatting there with their long spiny leaves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He squatted on one knee and swung the shotgun up from under his arm and stood it in the road and leaned on the forestock. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He squatted down by the pool and watched the dawn spreading across the sky like yellow wings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Framed in the frosted glass panel, the squat outline waits, dwindles, and then disappears. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I climbed up the tree and squatted on the branch. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He woke up to Fly, who was apologizing profusely, squatting on his forehead. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He squatted in the bottom of the canoe, picked up the shell and examined it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dunno. Just looking,” said Lyra, and led the way to a squat, square building a little apart from the rest, with a low-powered anbaric light at the corner. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In front of us, a dozen little brown doors squatted either side of a little brown office. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Dad watched me work on the stickers even longer, and I guess his legs must’ve got tired of squatting, because after a while he scooched down on his stomach, his elbows on the carpet. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He went to a waist-high, box-looking thing squatting on the floor and pulled at it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then Kabuo went forward with his rifle and squatted beside the German boy, on his right, and the boy put his hand on Kabuo's boot and shut his eyes and gave out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And when they were gone, Candy squatted down in the hay and watched the face of Curley’s wife. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he squatted a little distance away and rolled and lit a joint, taking a couple of long lazy tokes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All squatting, imagining a sword is in our hands. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Down below, Cluny squatted against the wall, glad of the chance to take a breather. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z These he threw in die shelter, went back for more, threw those in, and squatted to break and feed the hungry flames. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top of the stairs, I squat down and scoot like a crab under the windows. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There were bales of hay in the loft floor and he squatted and sorted a handful of seeds from them and sat chewing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They rattle down the long gravel lanes, past pit cottages and trash barrel fires, past laid-off miners squatting all day on upturned crates, motionless as statues. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then while he squatted on the hearth and made the bullets, they sat one on each side of him, and watched. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Sophie, squatting low on her heels in the pocket of the leather waistcoat, had one eye glued to the little hole. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They all squatted down eagerly on the carpet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Even though they were well hidden by the dark as they squatted there, they felt as exposed as that great bare lady in the painting upstairs. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back inside and began my usual morning workout, and as I was pumping through my squats, I had an idea. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Talib in the John Lennon sunglasses was looking down at another man squatting next to the hole, tossing a rock up and down in his hand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he squatted down by her head and took her chin in his hand. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His squat, hard body pushed through the crowd with savage energy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Remember when I described the differences between Oklahoma toilets and the ones in Iran and how obviously better they are because squatting is good for flow and washing is good for hygiene? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He squats down on one knee and talks to Nat for a long time. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They came to a settlement of a few goblin houses and a squat guard tower overlooking the kingdom of the elves. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Shambling a couple of steps away from the well, she squatted down and sniffed at the ground where Seth had thrown his salt. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He advanced a few steps and convinced himself that it was Gloria who squatted behind it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The man walked down and squatted and looked at it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They squatted in a bleak wood and drank ditchwater strained through a rag. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A naked soldier is squatting in the fork of a tree, he still has his helmet on, otherwise he is entirely unclad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark squatted behind a different tree from Alec this time and leaned his head out to take a look down the long slope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z "As long as there's light we're brave enough. But then? And now that thing squats by the fire as though it didn't want us to be rescued-" He was twisting his hands now, unconsciously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He lands in a squat behind a pew in the front row, spins the lens a few times while looking through the camera. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As we squatted face to face, I studied his wide-set eyes and tried to teach him English words—palm tree, house, run, walk, lizard, snake. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Volkheimer leaps immediately into a squat, his head coming around as the hounds release toward him, and Werner’s heart feels as if it has been blown to pieces in his chest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When they found one, Pilate squatted down and opened the sack while Milkman dug. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Others squat on the floor, plates balanced on their knees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I choose a short, squat yellow one from her bookshelf and grab a book of matches from the dresser drawer where I’d seen her stash them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I squat down and she positions herself over my shoulder, the way she rides on Finnick. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Chervil was already at the entrance, squatting opposite Blackavar and his escort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a wool scarf and spread it on the ground so the egg could fall into it, and then she squatted down and began to push. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There was a leather bucket hanging from a nail so I went and brung it and the drinking gourd that was next to it over to where the woman with the baby was squatted down. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He saw the squat, buglike printing press, the trays of type, the strings on which printed sheets were hung to dry like clothes on a line. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his hands back and squatted down, ripped open the cupboards below the sink. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When I busted ’round the corner I saw Mr. Alston squatting ’gainst a wagon wheel watching the other men tossing the white spotty boxes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The squat ghost of a girl had glided over. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Gen squatted down to get a good look at the fish. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Haie squatted down, laid the cushion on his knees, felt where Himmelstoss’s head was and pressed it down on the pillow. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Kitty Casini was squatting on the ground growling to herself and flicking her tail fiercely. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The squat, bandy-legged man with long, straggly, ginger hair jumped and dropped an ancient suitcase, which burst open, releasing what looked like the entire contents of a junk shop window. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Piper squats down to where Natalie is resting on her elbows. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Our legs were barely strong enough to hold us up, let alone to squat for hours. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The practice of deciding to live somewhere without permission or some agreement is known as “squatting.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Nailer chewed his lip, considering their own rough shelters on the beach: squats made of branches and scavenged planks and palm leaves that blew away like trash whenever storms came. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Same squat, square shape and low roof, like a sitting hen ready to lay. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z On each side of the Hearse, fields of squat, luminously green plants stretched out into a gray forever, broken up only by the occasional horse pasture, barn, or stand of trees. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I slap the tea tray down without saying boo or squat and left them women to fend for they ownselfs. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I looked over at Mo, squatting by the fire, stirring a pot. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The poodle squats to relieve itself on the cobbles, and the girl veers neatly to her left to skirt it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I put my hand on her head, on her damp hair, and when I squatted beside her, she looked at me with her golden brown eyes and her long black eyelashes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The three of them squatted outside the bird’s reach as it looked sharply and desperately from one to the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see all of that as I squatted and shuffled forward, readying my punch, but Aileen beat me to it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother walked with the stars in her hair. The rest of our company squatted around her and picked out equations in mud.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He points at the light-gray behemoth of a building that squats in the center of camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Kino squatted by the fire pit and rolled a hot corncake and dipped it in sauce and ate it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, squatted down a bit, and relaxed my bottom. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He squatted in front of Hazel and looked round him in silence, to make sure of his effect. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When he squatted down in front of me, I felt caught in a hot dark I could not break free of. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It squatted there like some toad made of glass and wood and shingles. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked like the little kids who squatted outside of Chen’s, hoping for scrap bones. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The drummer arrived and squatted outside awaiting permission to begin; the fiddler joined him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z While we kids make do with squatting, my parents sit on a little straw mat that Ma has packed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She squatted down and looked me directly in the face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z After a few minutes he squatted and started carving into the rock, under what I just put. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He squatted on his picture and did not hand it over. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The others crowded around as I dropped into a squat and stared at faint indentations that were covered with sandy-brown dust. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A few yards away, six ofYezzan’s slave soldiers were squatting in the dust, throwing the bones and passing a wineskin j from hand to hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He squatted and scooped up a handful of stones and smelled them and let them fall clattering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The ripples in the brass stretched the strangers qucerly, making one man seem long and gaunt, the other immensely squat and broad. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Kaede squatted down and picked up the stem, taking care to not cut herself on the jagged edge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Others squatted down to watch the ones that had lost wings crawl on the ground, to follow them as they held on to one another and moved like a black string, a mobile necklace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I feared my inadequacies; supplicated Bono to yank tighter, which he squatted and did. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He quickly squats down in front of me, one hand gripping the back of my neck, the other covering my mouth and most of my face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the table sat a small round cake, listing to one side, with a squat candle in its center. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The captain squatted there looking after her with his hand out. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see the comet hanging above the Guards Hall and the Bell Tower, and farther back the First Keep, squat and round, its gargoyles black shapes against the bruised purple dusk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He squatted again in his spot three rows distant and tried to concentrate on his own work. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A murmur of voices reached him and he quickly stepped into an alcove, squatting beside a drinking fountain as two men and a woman walked past, all wearing white coats, arguing about Web servers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The bald, squat one was fighting through a tangle of brambles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Nhamo stumbled off—the music still made her ears ring—and squatted in the shadows nearby. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion closed his eyes to bring her face to mind, but instead he saw his father, squatting on a privy with his bedrobe hiked up about his waist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chamber was empty but there were eight rounds of flares fitted in a plastic container, short and squat and newlooking. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I shook my head, and half rose to deliver a bow to Miss Nsia, but could not fully rise nor fully sit; and so gave over and squatted as I had been. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then he took his pants down, and squatted. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A chain-link fence ran all the way around, and it was bordered on three sides by squat stone houses and on the fourth by another of Yazd’s boulevards. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She propped her own bicycle against the verge and squatted in a puddle to look. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Mandy whispered that she had only run laps twice and that they had never forced her to squat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Steam rose from inside the carcass when the squat sellsword opened the belly with his skinning knife. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The neighbors slipped away to go to their houses, and Juana squatted by the fire and set her clay pot of boiled beans over the little flame. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Gurgi, having finished his meal, sidled over and squatted on a hillock to listen. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The washing machine is a squat cylinder of white enamel. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Near that, maybe twenty feet to the south, stood a squat building made of rough concrete blocks, a menacing iron door its only entrance—there were no windows. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Eventually Coach shows up with the girls’ coach, Mrs. Battle, a large squat serious lady who always wears a tracksuit. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And Libby squatted and shielded her face, knowing how I always react to world-shaking news. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Larry asks, squatting a little to see all the pies and figure out what goes on whose pile. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The twins squatted on their haunches, like professional adult gossips in the Ayemenem market. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted down and began to pull the first of a thousand noxious shoots that threatened the cucumber plants so precious to Min’s wife. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Then Henry squatted and reached under the tree for the gifts he’d gotten for the twins and given to Naomi to wrap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z August turns out to be a pleasant, heavyset fellow and Bailey’s first impression is that he resembles his house: a squat sort of building with a porch wrapping around the front, warm and welcoming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Chubs squatted down beside me, his knees cracking like an old man’s. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The toddler goes backward, hanging on the handrail and cautiously moving his squat legs down plank by plank. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she walks over to me and squats down in front of my platform. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Alright, ten. Copy’s due on Thursdays. And if I don’t like your style, I’m not printing it or paying you squat.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Just back from the lip of this chasm, at the Col’s westernmost edge, the tents of Camp Four squatted on a patch of barren ground surrounded by more than a thousand discarded oxygen canisters.* Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She let go of his neck and squatted on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But Pattie carried over one hundred shades in their squat little glass containers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z With his last ounce of energy he wrote Doug Hoo, miler on the receipt, then slid down the wall to a weary squat. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In my dressing room, I’d put on a new dress and then squat, lunge, and pinwheel my arms, just to be sure I could move. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the trucks little yellow men in shabby greenish uniforms were squatting, jammed close together. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Sula squatted down in the dirt road and put everything down on the ground: her lunchpail, her reader, her mittens, her slate. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Rosalie was squat and square and squinty, her protruding tongue was too large for her mouth, her head lolled to one side. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Before his head clears enough for him to figure out where he is and how he got here, Doc is squatting near his feet. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The toad still squatted where she had dropped it, the dog still waited at the fence. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember squatting down, not wanting to look but then looking. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They yelled and one rose squatting and sprang among them. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Master squatted beside him and began to search through the charred paper, muttering, “My research papers are all here, nekene nke, this is the one on my rank tests for signal detection....” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She remembered how he had grinned and squatted down to watch her open it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The chicken coop squatted between the pigsty and the mango tree, a branch of which held one end of Mami’s laundry line, the other end stretched to the trunk of an acerola bush. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z If the gravity were much more, plants and animals and architecture would have to be short and squat and sturdy in order not to collapse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We moved on through the line and joined the others squatting in the lee of half-raised walls, dabbing courteously at what was, for almost everyone there, an inedible concoction. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't lurk in the shadow of this squat shrub for much longer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I guess you have to squat,” she said. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A squat public bathroom stood in the corner, surrounded by a chain-link fence. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He squatted in the sand at the edge of the pool and looked into the shallow clear water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When Kendra reached the bottom, Seth was squatting near a cluster of blossoms at the edge of the stream. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He is a squat, balding, flabby man, but still a man. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he squatted in the foyer floor and hooked his foot over the outside edge of the door and pulled it against the lid and twisted the jar in his hands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She squatted over the hole, and when she was done, she took a square of newspaper from beside the lid and wiped herself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Well,” Hassan said, squatting down to sit on a rotting fallen tree. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Instead of hovering awkwardly like Alex expected, Henry is squatting at her side, smiling and holding her hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She squatted and started going through all the stuff on the floor, then stopped and frowned. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The square, squat, modern ice cream shop where her old home had been was open, and a man was peering out the window at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I pointed, and he squatted down beside the phone and said, “Yeah. She drew that. She was always doodling those flowers.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Okay, now squat. Hold it right there, but disappear so I can’t see you.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Soheil approaches and squats next to us, sweat dripping down his neck. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My legs started to shake against each other so hard that I had to squat down in the dirt to keep from falling over. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She squatted in the doorway and tried to sort out her thoughts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers come after me, but I’ve grown up among the squat, mud-brick houses of the Quarter, and I lose my pursuers quickly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I squatted down and tried to force a laugh. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I squatted down and, to steady myself, pressed one hand against the door frame. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He squats down, takes my right hand into his, and careful to not bump into my tubes and wires, draws his mouth to them, blowing warm air into the shelter he’s created. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wretched looking, damp from rain and dust-covered and squatting in a mound of debris. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He carefully placed Paula back in her box and then squatted down on the blanket next to Victor again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Luster got it and they squatted in the water, looking up the hill through the bushes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted on the floor and began to pick up the jigsaw pieces, carefully, one by one. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Quiet, I squat in a shell-hole and try to locate myself. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted, looking at the small depression where the bottle had sat, then as he drew his lungs full Luster brought the bottle back into view. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Somerset walked over to Mom and squatted down. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Caddy was all wet and muddy behind, and I started to cry and she came and squatted in the water. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I squatted, trying to regain my breath and wits. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Each shelter had a nearby privy, a good water source, and a picnic table, so we could prepare and eat our meals in a more or less normal posture instead of squatting on damp logs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z At each turn of the road there were great standing stones that had been carved in the likeness of men, huge and clumsy-limbed, squatting cross-legged with their stumpy arms folded on fat bellies. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He squatted in a chair, folded his hands, and waited. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He squatted to look closer for signs of her, recognizing none. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I squatted down and cleared the ground with my hands. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then she was spun around roughly, and her shoulders were enveloped in enormous, hard fists, and Sigurd was squatting before her, glaring. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The boy sat in his chair and, hesitantly, I lowered myself to a squat on the floor. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She squatted by the mound, closed her eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Together we squatted down and watched a pickup slowly approach, bumping over the ruts. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He’s actually squatting so deeply that I can’t help but stare; this dramatic Yoga pose is the first evidence that he must have really been a good dancer once. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A woman squats in the dirt to wash a squawking baby in a metal bucket. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d made her squat down with her back to us and her face mashed into the alley’s wall. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The old man squatted down with difficulty and began to collect ants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no chairs; so the occupants of the cabins either squatted in front of the fire or sat on the floor. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy squats so close I can feel his breath. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The National Transportation Safety Board, the US agency responsible for investigating plane crashes, is headquartered in a squat, seventies-era office building on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, DC. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Now, though, they squatted at every street corner, dressed in shredded burlap rags, mud-caked hands held out for a coin. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, there was Janina in the middle of the street, squatting on her haunches, hurling her voice, thumbing her nose at Buffo, taunting him in perfect imitation of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Being careful hasn’t gotten us squat. It’s all or nothing now, baby.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There was a long line of men waiting; I squatted some distance away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to squat down when no one was looking. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z There was no water, no food, no place to lie down, just enough room to squat or sit. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Dad squatted outside the fence opposite the cheetah. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With the first gray light he rose and left the boy sleeping and walked out to the road and squatted and studied the country to the south. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I squatted down and went back to work. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, when the sun had gone over the mountains of the Peninsula to sink in the outward sea, Kino squatted in his house with Juana beside him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The couch was brown and squat with a pile of cushions covered in graying lace at the far end. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Starfish squat over mussels and limpets, attach their million little suckers and then slowly lift with incredible power until the prey is broken from the rock. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom explained that Dad had hooked up every squat in the building to an insulated cable he’d hot-wired off a utility pole down the block. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A squat woman stepped out and asked him please to stop. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A young boy squatted at the riverbank, tending a campfire. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I saw him squatting on the earth, grimacing apologetically. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z By this time I had managed to blink my eyes free from the tears and I could see Pike squatting in the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She squatted on the ground and hugged herself to stop shaking. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt was squatting on the floor and sucking on his stick of candy. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I squatted down to pet Lumpy, who wagged his tail so hard it smacked into Audrey’s legs. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m not lying: I added another forty-two squat thrusts before Coach Reed called time. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Felicia squatted, examining the shells as if they were unexpected gems, then rearranged them on the sand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached down and grabbed both of Alby’s arms, then squatted into a sitting position and wrapped the arms around his neck from behind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Near the top of the incline, before a group of cells fronted by a row of squat stone pillars, Mr. Das was kneeling on the ground, focusing the lens of his camera. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They squat and sit on the gravel road in four family groups. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Corporal squatted directly in front of Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “We could hardly believe it,” Jesse later told me, recalling that first morning when they gazed up at a squat, ugly, four- story apartment complex facing a suburban highway. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach was tight as I found a spot to squat.. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd squat down to pet the cat and wake up on the floor eight hours later, having lost a perfectly good excuse to change my clothes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z High John squatted and patted the crow’s neck feathers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The ironman who came for them was a squat thick-bodied man with a coal-black beard that covered half his chest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the clearing by the entrance to the copse, he squatted down and began to tear up all the paper into small pieces. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But it would have to be silent so Dad wouldn’t hear it, and it was hard to tell if it would be silent because I was squatting down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was squatting near the bank of the river with her dress pulled down over her knees against the cold. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, while the grandmother and I are outside the hut, squatting near the well scrubbing pots and pans, I hear the unmistakable whizzing of bullets around me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just to make sure, she went out twice as far as usuaL When she was sure there was no one near, she skinned down her breeches and squatted to do her business. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When Amil and I came home from school, there was a man squatting in our alley on the way to the back stairs that take us up to our little flat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We walked squatting, avoiding the street and the few lamps that were lit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet despite the horrid weather, the squat sameness of the buildings, and the severity of the youths’ offenses, Chad doesn’t feel like a terrible place. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Feather, a short squat man with sparse but curly hair, looked up at Guitar, then at Milkman, and frowned. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I got out, walked to the garage door, squatted down, wriggled my fingers under the door, and then lifted it up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z If the British had considered the Indigenous peoples to be rightful owners of the land, British laws against squatting might have worked in their favor. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The watching goat obeyed, moving into a distinct squatting position as though it were about to... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He stayed there a little longer, still squatting, watching the animal as it cooled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before me a gathering of people were almost blocking the walk, while above them a short squat man shouted angrily from a ladder to which were attached a collection of small American flags. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlos blurted this out like a dude squatting behind a couch waiting to yell surprise to an unsuspecting birthday boy. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And basically he had nowhere to live because Mom had got evicted from her apartment, so they were squatting in 3833—four of them in one bedroom. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Here lies our comrade, Kemmerich, who a little while ago was roasting horse flesh with us and squatting in the shell-holes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His legs were cramped from squatting on that stool, and he felt so light-headed that he was lucky not to fall into the river. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The gnats were too frantic to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z All around him the squat brown men of Sumatra spoke politely—and each carried a creese in the folds of his sarong. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He took two fistfuls of his own hair, squatted on the floor and screamed up at the pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Its squat body is dangling with paddles that smell of each of its young. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He squatted down and looked right at me and said, “Son, where’d you find these? Just tell the truth.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I seized the handle of the starter rope and, from a squatting position, yanked with every ounce of muscle I had left. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “The Order’s got one thing right, then, eh?” said a squat man sitting a short distance from Yaxley; he gave a wheezy giggle that was echoed here and there along the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I recognized the short, squat, mustached woman in the black uniform as the night maid who ironed day dresses and party frocks in a crowded cubicle on our floor. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “I run laps with the other kids ... or squat.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ma was squatted down tending to her truck patch. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z On a table next to him squatted a blue monkey. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw Winterfell as the eagles see it, the tall towers looking squat and stubby from above, the castle walls just lines in the dirt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Blackavar was squatting a little way off, under an overhanging plume of cow parsley. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Chipo was squatting inside, her mouth set in a sour line. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother is squatting at the edge of the pool, one arm outstretched toward the water. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Under the kitchen window his shamed, downcast eyes fell upon a curiously shaped stone, a stone of such fascination that he squatted down and picked it up and turned it over in his hands. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z We both squat over toilet water eating sandwiches. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He squatted there with his hands folded into a fist against his forehead, his eyes closed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath Naima squatted in front of the panel. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He was squatting easily, comfortably, in the opening of the tent, the light flaming behind him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Armistead squatted, perched on the ground sitting on his heels, resting the glass on his thigh. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t squat with my panties on. The hole’s too wide.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He squatted on his hams at the water's edge, bowed, with a shock of hair falling over his forehead and past his eyes, and the afternoon sun emptied down invisible arrows. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Khadim was squatting, drawing something in the dirt with a stick. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help them out, was pretty sure they couldn’t do squat for me, so I avoided them as much as possible, fell into monosyllabic communication mode whenever we did come face to face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I squat and stand, sure I look like a weightlifter at the Olympics as my legs wobble. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z For a moment he stared in a daze at the coins, but before the kid could go after them he squatted down with concentration and picked up the money. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We would stand or squat in these buckets, soaping ourselves with the brackish water, rinsing off the dust from the day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Climb onto my shoulders,” the man croaked, squatting down atop the bench. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The checks were written in the squat, neat print of Momma’s manager, Wynn. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “If you squat on a path, you’ll get boils on your backside.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I accompanied him to the servants’ quarters, where he squatted by our pallets and asked each of us to describe any symptoms we might feel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As for going to the bathroom, the men had to find a convenient ice hummock to squat behind for privacy. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I squatted down and looked him in the eye. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "There, across the yard, at the door of the armory, do you see the boy squatting by the steps honing a sword with an oilstone?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Slowly, trying to make no noise, he squatted low and placed his gun on the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Then Gollum dropped his head and shrank down, until he was squatting on the floor, shivering. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I squat in the tall grass, hoping no other drivers notice me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he’d squatted for a moment, building a bowline into the manila, and heard the steam whistle of the passing freighter sounding low across the water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She stood, looking up and down the hallway, then squatted again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And what Sal did was squat down and pretend to tie his shoe. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Something squatted on a raffia mat, shifting uneasily in the almost nonexistent light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The other boys squatted upright on their beds, watching h«n- Agravaine came to the unicorn, and began jabbing his spear into its quarters, into its slim befly, into its ribs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Asians squat when they sit, Westerners sit upright in chairs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t even keep their squat if he wasn’t around to provide muscle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the excelsior nest sat a squat, black metal machine with four blades on the front and a glass reservoir on the back into which my father poured kerosene. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Instead she squats on her heels on the sidewalk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I squatted slowly, holding on to Mami’s hands so that if the dead reached up for me, she could pull me back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z About four o’clock in the morning we reach a record: all eleven men, guards and visitors, are squatting outside. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, we children began squatting in the narrow, dark alleyways separating the shacks to relieve ourselves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He appears to be squatting, looking at something on the ground. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I walk over to him, squat down, and begin to prize off his royal ring. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The water under the hole ran blacker and swifter, and there was no way I was going to squat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Half the sky was obscured by smoke and heat shimmer, but high above there floated the squat shape of the one remaining zeppelin—too far away, Lee thought hopefully, to see them even through binoculars. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All of them, the fat woman and her four children, three boys and a girl, Helene and her daughter, squatted there in the four o’clock Meridian sun. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Havermeyer was hiding there in a squat He was eating peanut brittle, and his pimples and large, oily pores looked like dark scales. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “We all did,” said Martin, and he squatted down in front of Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Rotten stairs creaked as they made their way up to the squat. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I pick up the weights and begin my squats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He squatted down in the tall grass, remembered the meat that Sam had given him, and began to tear at it ravenously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We ran away quickly and squat ted in the farthest corner of the room as the board tore off the wall and fell. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Isobel, the lord’s daughter, will have to be married, and squat in the straw, and scream with the pain and pray for her life same as me. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z It filled the space between a pair of party towers, a squat teapot between two slender glasses of champagne. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the nanny squatted and urinated on the lawn, just like a wild animal. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On my left, the river bends, and a squat glass building stands at the edge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The squatting man had one end of a stethoscope to his ears and the other pressed on the chest of the man in the hole. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bottom floor was entirely flooded, and the place was caving in on itself, but the upper floors held a slew of squats. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally he squatted back on his heels and looked over his work with an earnest, furrowed forehead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The cook was squatting at the hearth toasting thin toast. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael had come up the beach deliberately, and squatted beside Hatsue while she raked clams free and dropped them into a bucket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then another of the slaves, squatted by the fire, broke the silence. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They were walking along a winding path on one of the many hills in San Francisco, bordered on one side by green grass and on the other by squat houses, a road, and parked cars. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She remembered clearly the urine running down and into her stockings until she learned how to squat properly; the disgust on the face of the dead woman and the sound of the funeral drums. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She squats down so that her face is right in line with my furry hood. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Looking extremely apprehensive, Krum moved forward and squatted down next to Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It’s so hot, Mister Dunn’s rooster walks in my door and squats his red self right in front of my kitchen fan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z If you ever try to squat on top of a toilet, you’ll probably realize that aim becomes a major issue, along with balance and not breaking the hinges of the seat. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z My experience of the piano came entirely from Robbie’s squat little music room with its scraggly potted plant and view of our modest backyard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The man stayed squatted down and said, “I knew I saw something. A deal’s a deal so I’ma go get your food, all right?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z At home, you can put bricks on either side of a toilet and squat over it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It is a common sight in Phnom Penh to see people on side streets sitting in rows on squat stools eating their food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the men still squatted near the Primus stoves, serving corn mush and fiver. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The village hall was a squat building, nothing much to look at. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I took the newspaper, laid it out on the kitchen floor, pulled down my pants, and squatted and got to it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z These women squatting, knees wide apart in their long wrapped skirts, throwing handfuls of peppers and small potatoes into hissing pans over cookfires? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Near where he stood an old man squatted on his haunches beside a great slab of alabaster, examining and blowing at a small hollow in one corner of it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Chamberlain looked: six dark forms squatting in the rocks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I approached the fire, one of the men squatting hungrily about it saw me coming, and he yelled, “Don’t come near this fire, you vagabond!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I squat down and the dog licks my face, my neck. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I squatted down and opened my lute case. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He squatted in front of the apple crate the dealer had set up as a makeshift table and flipped down another nickel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The three of us squatted over him in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z What was she doing here anyway, Sir Francis Tyler’s granddaughter, squatting in an onion patch? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When she came to the trash-can enclosure behind the Gathering Hall, she squatted down and hid. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known each other before the evacuation; before him small children squatted in the grass. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Ma squats at the cliff’s edge, urging me to take my time, but I just want to get this over with. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I looked down at myself, squatting in dripping underwear by a fire under a bridge. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When the badchan got to the girls, he squatted down in front of them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She squatted down on the kitchen floor, opened up a cabinet, and began rummaging. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He borrows some toothpaste, squats at the river, dips his toothbrush into the murky water, and cleans his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She changed her position, taking up a cross-legged, Indian squat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She pulled out a squat leather-bound volume and blew the dust off the top. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Das stepped out of the car and stretched his legs by squatting briefly to the ground. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then she saw it, way off in the waves: a medium-sized steam frigate, its long masts reaching up into the night and beneath them a squat chimney. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He seized Malfoy by the scruff of the neck and forced him through the door ahead of the rest; Greyback and the squat brother and sister followed, the latter both panting excitedly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She was short—almost squat—but her hair was so huge, once it was freed from her headscarf, that it took up the whole room. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z They ran up and down the stairs and ate their lunches squatting against the banister poles. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A man squats beside a pool of muddy water, plucking a chicken. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We squat on the ground waiting for the Met Bong to read the latest news or propaganda from the Angkar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and followed and came upon Ben squatting before a small mound of earth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But inside the held house, a squat structure behind the main school building, there was only the delicious anticipation of starting anew. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was squatting by the outdoor faucet, cleaning his brushes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Cari paced the bit of path at the top of the bank while Beto squatted down by the water skipping stones. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Same small size, same boxy shape, same pitched roofs and squat brick chimneys. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We have a picnic of sorts, squatting on the ground, eating our jungle food, waiting for the bolt that signals noon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “It proves nothing,” Victor grumbled as he squatted down next to the tortoises’ box. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When that was done, Jinny squatted down and, holding each tiny ankle, guided the wobbling girl into her pants. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Jon squatted and brought his hands together, cupping the runoff between his fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z —Jack Henry Abbott, In the Belly of the Beast Officially, the dark, squat building was the Special Housing Unit, abbreviated SHU and pronounced shoe. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It spun past too fast for her to figure out what, but they looked wide and squat and—BLAM!! Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the fall, squatting between the rows, they pulled weeds or poured fertilizer out of buckets. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We did some curls and half squats and then some wind sprints before the practice ended. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion squatted across from him and warmed his hands against the night’s chill. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s dark so I have to squat down next to him to see. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z |
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