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Meanings of stooped slightly in English

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Usage of stooped slightly in English
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The four figures stooped slightly, presumably taking hold of the casket's handles.
The Great Book of Amber
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Her shoulders stooped slightly, and her voice was nasal.
The Girl from Montana
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Suddenly he clenched his teeth, and stooped slightly forwards for a moment, drawing his breath.
Two Years Ago, Volume II.
4
Nostromo had advanced, and stooped slightly to look.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
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He stooped slightly from the neck, and his chest, though wide, was hollow between the shoulders.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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He stooped slightly to peer out the window.
All souls' rising
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He stooped slightly and laced his hands together.
IT
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Then, bringing all his tremendous strength to bear, he stooped slightly and jerked with his hand.
The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
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He stooped slightly, and moved slowly, as if his limbs were yet stiff, limping a little.
The Channings: A Story
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Though he stooped slightly as he walked, his head towered above all the rest of the crowd.
Old Jack
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He was very thin and stooped slightly.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
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Beside him stood a greyhaired old figure, of a remarkably intelligent countenance, though stooped slightly with age.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
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He was tall, spare, clean-shaven, grey-eyed, dark-haired, thin-faced, his lips were curved and compressed, and he stooped slightly.
Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
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His back was stooped slightly, as if from a life of manual labor, and his legs were bowed.
The increment: a novel
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Scant stooped slightly, almost bowing.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
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He was very well mounted (there were some beautiful horses) but stooped slightly, and had rather a sad face.
My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
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