Sentence examples for rocking back on from inspiring English sources

By now, Thommo was rocking back on his heels and dabbing at his eyes.

"Yes, I did," she says, rocking back on a sofa so low we are almost squatting on the floor.

"Oh, this old gal?" I exclaimed, rocking back on my heels, as if both startled and amused.

They can also use the forepaws to grip an enemy while rocking back on their tails and then swiftly dropping their huge clawed hind feet.

Penguins conserve heat, he tells us, by rocking back on their heels so as to keep their feet off the cold ground -- no, really, they do, it's true.

But to watch him rocking back on his heels at the $23m WindEEE facility, goading the owner into letting him chuck ping pong balls around ("I'll sweep up!") is an uncomfortable glimpse into the suffering of middle-aged men.

In response, Ramos rocked back on his heels, causing the robot to do the same.

Kasparov rocked back on his chair, massaged his temples, squeezed his nose and pouted at his pieces.

Subjects rose onto their toes (rise task) or rocked back on their heels (rock task) in a visual choice-reaction time task.

67 mins: Milan are gradually regaining composure after being rocked back on their heels by those three quick sucker-punches.

"Pushed back?" The New York Times has voluntarily rocked back on its heels every time the current administration has done anything controversial.