hunker

Example Sentences

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That includes using drones for tasks that once would have required sending a soldier to the danger zone, having troops hunker down in underground bunkers, and increasing efforts to evade detection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

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

His mouth half-full of rice, Hassan said, “I think we'll be able to find a place to hunker down somewhere in this house.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green