lurching

Example Sentences

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Since then, the start of a war in Iran has sent global stock markets lurching lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The former Marine uses the lurching, 15,000-pound vehicle to bore a path through the soil for future fiber-optic lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 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

Elordi has adopted one or two of Karloff’s mannerisms: the arms outstretched in search of warmth, the lurching walk.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

He fumbled to put it back, but it kept slipping through his paws, his coordination thrown by the lurching raft.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman