That ungainly figure poised on the stairs made her nervous.

They traced out the figure of a man, and then an arm shot upward, poised for an instant and descended.

He was a rigid figure, poised atop a boulder, arms half lifted.

Then he saw two figures poised at the terrace railing.

A vague figure poised just beyond the light wedged into the cave's darkness.

For an instant longer Honath saw his figure, poised delicately against the black sky.

Peering through the crack between the door and the jamb, Jeffrey could just make out the outline of the figure poised over the desk.

"He also liked male figures poised for action, in this case the cowboys."

Walking to the center of the wall, he seemed a small figure poised halfway between land and sky.

Behind them, she saw a small group of mailed figures poised at the top of the steps.