lurching

Example Sentences

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On social-media platforms like X, some investors have loudly proclaimed that after years of serving as the dominant cryptocurrency, bitcoin might finally be lurching toward irrelevance.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

One early peak of the set came when Jake Duzsik of the L.A. industrial-rock trio Health came out to duet on “The Drain,” a lurching, menacing collaborative single and a standout for both bands.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Gianrico Farrugia, Mayo’s chief executive, acknowledges the risks of lurching into an unknowable future, but tells the author that “the risk of not going fast enough is far greater at this point.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

He expects 1% gross-domestic-product growth next year, lurching progress after three years of recession and stagnation.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

They were out in the open now, out of the cathedral, lurching after us, invisible to all but me.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs