hunker down
Example Sentences
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So instead of hunkering down and trying to look as small as possible, I spread out, extending my legs and finding a comfortable position.
From Los Angeles Times
Because there’s one thing worse than hunkering down during a snowstorm — and that’s doing so with someone who resents your spending.
From MarketWatch
“We are not hunkering down. We are not retreating. We are a beacon.”
From Los Angeles Times
They said early Sunday that they were unified, hunkered down and ready to ride out any American incursion.
And it is a highly bingeable product that will satisfy Americans in their Snuggies, hunkering down on the couch to welcome in a new year.
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