hunker down

Example Sentences

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He is hunkering down after his employer and others in the industry recently announced layoffs and expense cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although AI plays have since bounced off their lows, the real action has been elsewhere in the market—including riskier areas that show investors aren’t just hunkering down.

From Barron's

For flights six hours and longer, you can hunker down and make your way through a film franchise or an entire season or seasons of a television series.

From Los Angeles Times

Businesses, meanwhile, are hunkering down for more rocky times ahead for U.S.-China commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mahan socked money away during the summer months and hunkered down in the slow times, before things started picking up around the New Year.

From Los Angeles Times