lurking

Example Sentences

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Defense Secretary John Healey said the British Navy tracked three Russian submarines, with two specialist vessels lurking over critical pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

There’s no reaching past something sticky or spoiled, no quiet dread lurking in the crisper drawer.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

That’s a signal to Wall Street that big banks are highly focused on what problems might be lurking within private credit, said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Muriel Siebert.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

In the 71st minute, off quick ball, with excellent field position and Murley lurking wide, Seb Atkinson similarly dawdled too long and had his kick blocked.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

She spent hours lurking by the dassie dens only to have them scale an almost vertical rock to escape.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer