Garbo's characteristic hunched posture of the mid-1930s was wholly obsolete.

During these rest periods, the animal often takes on a characteristic posture and is less sensitive to external events.

This apart, their characteristic posture was not one of confidence about the world they lived in.

He thrust forward his head in a characteristic posture and glared at me.

Dinosaur and bird fossils are frequently found in a characteristic posture consisting of head thrown back, tail extended, and mouth wide open.

(His most characteristic posture finds him with arms folded like a barricade over his chest.)

He bore himself with a stern, pompous dignity that had been his characteristic posture for many years.

The curl snake derives its common name from the characteristic defensive posture it assumes when threatened.

Her characteristic posture stemmed from this event: she was a tall woman who stood straight and walked as if on a tightrope.