hunker down
Example Sentences
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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
"We just want to hunker down, close the curtains, and stay inside," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
He wanted to fall into it, hunker down and stay for a while.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
