hunker down

Example Sentences

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It has struck hard at the group’s strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it has sent militants scrambling for new spots to hunker down and direct the fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

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 • Dec. 10, 2025

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

The other day, I duck into the library, snare a corner table, and hunker down with 3000 Years of Black Poetry.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes