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Recent Examples of hunched As Holland tees up, the sequence begins with Peter Parker at his local bodega as Ned walks in to buy a beer and keg… all without noticing his one-time bestie, who is hunched in the corner. —
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can. —Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Zach is hunched over a bowl of fruit-adjacent cereal studying a Calvin and Hobbes book lying open on the counter. —Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 Welsh worked alone, hunched over specialized microscopic equipment. —Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 He was hunched over, his shoulders rounded beneath the material of his dark blue blazer; his strong, square features were glistening with sweat. —Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026 Kids are still spending much of their classroom time hunched over a glass rectangle. —Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 His skin looks all messed up and he's hunched over in pain, hearing noises. —Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 Balancing a MacBook Pro precariously on a cement rail, Villareal hunched over the machine and scrolled through lines of code. —Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can. —Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Zach is hunched over a bowl of fruit-adjacent cereal studying a Calvin and Hobbes book lying open on the counter. —Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 Welsh worked alone, hunched over specialized microscopic equipment. —Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 He was hunched over, his shoulders rounded beneath the material of his dark blue blazer; his strong, square features were glistening with sweat. —Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026 Kids are still spending much of their classroom time hunched over a glass rectangle. —Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 His skin looks all messed up and he's hunched over in pain, hearing noises. —Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 Balancing a MacBook Pro precariously on a cement rail, Villareal hunched over the machine and scrolled through lines of code. —Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunched
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The crawl space opened, and a man entered, while another crouched just outside, wielding a knife.— Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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In the hospital foyer, the couple paused for selfies and crouched to speak with children in wheelchairs.— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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The opening act had started playing—a local band that never broke out, Sacagawea—but Russ and Cherry just huddled a little closer and kept talking.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Hunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/hunched. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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