cross-legged
adverb or adjective
ˈkrȯs-ˌle-gəd 
-ˌlā-;
-ˌlegd,
-ˌlāgd
1
: with legs crossed and knees spread wide apart
2
: with one leg placed over and across the other
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His daughter sat cross-legged in front of her father on the board.
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Leanne Shapton, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Listen to the acceptance speeches on Sunday night: Dollars to donuts, someone will mention a seminal Tony moment, sitting cross-legged as a kid in front of a screen in Iowa, or wherever, and dreaming of picking up a Tony at Radio City Musical Hall.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
Sitting cross-legged on the floor while her scalp was parted and pulled by a cousin, an auntie, someone who loved her.
—Ruhama Wolle, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Leanne Shapton, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Listen to the acceptance speeches on Sunday night: Dollars to donuts, someone will mention a seminal Tony moment, sitting cross-legged as a kid in front of a screen in Iowa, or wherever, and dreaming of picking up a Tony at Radio City Musical Hall.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
Sitting cross-legged on the floor while her scalp was parted and pulled by a cousin, an auntie, someone who loved her.
—Ruhama Wolle, Vogue, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cross-legged
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“Cross-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-legged. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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