lurker

Example Sentences

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When he cranked up the pyro on the midcareer lurker ballad “The Hills,” the front rows of SoFi got a bracing reminder of how volatile this music is even when it sits atop streaming charts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Even as I delight in others’ connecting over the internet, I remain a confirmed lurker.

From New York Times • May 9, 2023

I know manager Scott Servais has a lurker account.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021

He tried to focus on his job, but the lurker was making him nervous.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2021

Certainly not the late-night lurker and his crying wife, and definitely not the stomping dirt trackers.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland