How to Use slouch in a Sentence
- She walks with a slouch.
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Of course, the car that comes with the NFT is no slouch, either.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2022
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The jacket was just a bit oversized and the pants had the perfect amount of slouch.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2020
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The jeans gave me the perfect amount of cool slouch and weren't too tight in any other places.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 19 Nov. 2021
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Game 3 proved the Hawks are no slouch and this wouldn’t be a cakewalk series.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
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And the 2021 second rounder, Aaron Zavala, is no slouch either.
—Dallas News, 29 Nov. 2022
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Brissett, who owns a 12-20 record as an NFL starter, is no slouch.
—Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2021
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Some are further ahead in their careers, but the tween is no slouch.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Mar. 2021
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That’s not to say kicker Jadon Redding is a slouch (8 of 11 on field goals).
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2019
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The Bombardier Global 6000 is no slouch in the clouds, either.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2022
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Attacking the low end of the spectrum The 10L is no slouch either.
—Michael Simon, PCWorld, 6 Apr. 2020
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The PlayStation brand was never any slouch, at least in the early aughts.
—Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2020
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Plus, the knit socks are designed with vertical lines to give you just the right amount of slouch.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023
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It’s no slouch and can transfer data via a USB 3.0 port at speeds of up to 5 Gbps.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
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The 6-2 Pasko, who also plays baseball for the Lions, is no slouch.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
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But the Braves are no slouch, and having those three start against them instead is nice too.
—Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
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Naughton was no slouch either as a member of girl group 3LW.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
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And yet, there are no slouches in the group — each could make a case for deserving a win.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Aug. 2023
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The slouch, the gaucherie of the Negro were reproduced to perfection.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 May 2020
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Far from a stop-light monster, the Clarity isn’t a complete slouch off the line.
—Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver, 16 Jan. 2021
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In fact, Amal, 42, is no slouch on the pickleball court either.
—Elizabeth Leonard, PEOPLE.com, 3 Dec. 2020
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Yet the Cardinals are hardly putting a slouch behind the dish.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
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But Hooker is no slouch, serving as the betting favorite for the co-main event.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2021
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Sick people cluster at the entrance, slouch in chairs, lie on stretchers along the dull pink walls.
—New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
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But Lawrence was no slouch for the Seahawks.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026
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And the other starters in the secondary are no slouches, either.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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The Citi Globe card is no slouch in terms of extra benefits, either.
—Harlan Vaughn, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
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Lotus’ foray into four-doors is no slouch.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
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Harding hasn’t been a slouch on defense.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2025
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The Broncos have been no slouches on defense, either.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
- She slouched into the room.
- The boy was slouching over his school books.
- Sit up straight. Please don't slouch.
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The bird tended to slouch more as the years took their toll.
—Andrew Dalton, SFChronicle.com, 8 Dec. 2019
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With the insert, your bag will stay in shape and won't slouch or droop.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
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TIPS: Have good posture and don’t slouch when slamming the ball to the ground.
—Gabrielle Olya, PEOPLE.com, 29 May 2017
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The man was slouched over in the driver's seat and the engine was running.
—Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, 29 July 2017
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A dead man with a bullet hole in his head is slouched in a chair, face down on the table.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2017
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Over the next 20 minutes, officers milled around the area as Nichols slouched over by the car.
—Gina Butkovich, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
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An off-duty Fort Bend deputy in the area said the driver appeared to be slouched and dazed.
—John D. Harden, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
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It’s designed with a high-waist that falls into a baggy leg that’s meant to slouch and graze the floor.
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
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Blond haired and blue eyed, wearing a gray T-shirt and black sweatpants, Jaros slouched in his chair.
—Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017
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He was slouched against a wall of the cell when he was observed again at 6:09 p.m., the sheet around his neck, the Sheriff’s Office said.
—Susan Jacobson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2017
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The other plays stupid baseball and is slouching its way through the season.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 14 Aug. 2017
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Teenagers in hoodies slouch over their phones; young kids use the sidewalk in front of the restaurant as a makeshift playground.
—Daily Pilot, 23 Oct. 2019
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In time, the slouching giant center screen may not hold.
—Kyle Stock, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
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When police arrived to the man’s home on Eastland, he was slouched backward in a chair.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 May 2020
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Two others slouch in chairs in a corner of the garage, staring at TikTok videos on their phones.
—Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
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And, just as is the case for the audience, there’s a tendency to slouch into one’s chair as the speaker.
—Lee Gimpel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
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This is one featherlight EDC that doesn’t slouch on performance and, in our view, is worth the expense.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
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All of his possessions were in the beat-up black backpack slouched on the concrete behind him.
—AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2019
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Susan texted me a photo; the leaves and red fruit of a bell-pepper plant looked slouched and pruney, as though something had sucked the life out of them.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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This has been true at least since the ’60s, when album covers taught Baby Boomers how to dress, how to wear their hair, even how to slouch.
—David Kirby, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
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In the first, Haag is slouched in his chair, his hands apparently folded over his lap.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 21 May 2018
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David was already slouched in his usual spot with his headphones on.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
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Without weights to hold it down, steam can build up beneath the crust, causing the bottom to bubble and the sides to slouch or collapse.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
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Ten straight weeks is nothing to slouch at, though.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025
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The wall sit also engages your core muscles, which helps maintain proper posture and prevent slouching.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
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Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
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Bichette, the bat taken out of his hand, slouched back to the bench.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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