lurch
Example Sentences
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A sharp lurch lower in gold prices after the worst week of declines since the 1980s had gold flirting with bear-market territory on Monday.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Developers and investors are hesitant to schedule a spot on a factory line if that factory’s bankruptcy will leave them in the lurch.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
He said that his family feel "left in the lurch" and described the experience like being in "purgatory".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
I want to focus on New York, which did the biggest lurch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
The sight of him made something lurch in her.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Vocabulary lists containing lurch
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