- present tense form of lurk (3rd person singular).
lurks
Example Sentences
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Near Darkness lurks a table laden with sugar-crusted fruit and an elaborately stemmed flute holding what looks like champagne.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
While the show doesn’t confront it directly, Simpson also said the “specter of AIDS” lurks in the background for the teens who “think they’re invincible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Like many Hitchcock thrillers, it is much more than an astute exercise in suspense and, once seen, lurks forever in the memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
While some of the AI momentum paused Wednesday, good luck finding anyone who thinks an end to the AI spending spree lurks on the horizon.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
“Just beyond the horizon, there lurks a cloud that the winds will soon bring over us,” James Q. Wilson wrote in 1995.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
