lurch
Example Sentences
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And we jump—not as high as we might, but with a lurch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Treasury yields continued to lurch higher — helping to put more pressure on stocks, which struggled during the first trading session of the week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
"We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Uniper was left in the lurch after Germany stopped importing Russian natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Shasta, half mad with horror, managed to lurch towards the brute.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing lurch
The Diary of Anne Frank
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