lurch
Example Sentences
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Will then lurches into a tut-tutting recapitulation of the French army chief of staff’s public statement that his nation’s people must accept the risk of losing their children to protect France from an unnamed aggressor.
From Salon
He said that his family feel "left in the lurch" and described the experience like being in "purgatory".
From BBC
I even liked the lurching way you had to walk down the corridors, adjusting balance as the train shifts.
From Los Angeles Times
Seeing his name on my screen sent my stomach lurching.
From Los Angeles Times
There were the lurches, waves of the gloves and points of the bat - that will never change - but a false shot percentage of 49% was his personal record high.
From BBC
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