hunker down
Example Sentences
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Jump into an affordable public pool or hunker down at a public library, free museum, or one of the city’s public cooling centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
Fubo blasted NBCUniversal for its stance during collapsed contract negotiations, resulting in a blackout of NBCUniversal channels just days before Thanksgiving when scores of viewers hunker down for turkey and football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
“It wasn’t pretty. That’s all I know. Best if you crawl back under your rock, hunker down, and wait this out.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
