hunker down
Example Sentences
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Back then, American Axle was scrambling to cut costs and hunker down as its main customer, GM, teetered toward bankruptcy the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Financially, the sudden volatility made investors hunker down and reduce their debts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Fresh food and bread were wiped off supermarket shelves as residents prepared to hunker down, while shop owners piled sandbags in front of their stores.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 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
