How to Use lurch in a Sentence

lurch

1 of 2 verb
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  • Over the past four years, Lebanon has lurched from one crisis to the next.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Others lurch for their drinks, to keep them from spilling.
    — Matt B. Weir, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • At the sound of his brother’s voice, Jeff lurched away from me as though he’d been burned.
    — Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Over the past 12 months, Iran has lurched from crisis to crisis.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The other day, a man lurched in, lay down on a Forte couch, stripped off his shirt and shoes, and refused to leave.
    — Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • In three of those, prisoners lurched, moved or gulped for air.
    — Lauren Gill, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2023
  • As the game lurched into the 70th and then 80th minute, Phoenix seemed content to bunker in a five-man back line and weather the San Diego storm.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The rest of the month was a white-knuckled horror show as Woodrow’s health lurched from crisis to crisis.
    — Rebecca Boggs Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The Illini got 15 more points off 3-pointers in the second half to lurch ahead in the final minutes.
    — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The rest of America's schools will lurch into a new pandemic school year over the next few weeks.
    — Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2020
  • As the bus lurched forward on to the curb, Jordan pushed two students out of the path, but lost her life in a tragic accident.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2023
  • And the country itself is lurching toward the Civil War.
    — Anna Mundow, wsj.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The mainland lurched through a summer of triple-digit heat, flooding and drought that killed dozens and hurt harvests of staple crops.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The two sides lurch past each other, unleashing an earthquake.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Belfast Bay's stormy gray waters lurched under fast-moving clouds.
    — Justine McDaniel, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • In many ways, life in Portland has been lurching back to normalcy ever since.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 31 July 2023
  • An 18-year-old who was driving the boat allegedly claimed he and the teenager were trying to plug up the holes when the boat lurched and sent them both flying, Hall said, per the report.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • No longer would Haiti lurch from one financial crisis to the next, always with a weather eye on the horizon for the return of French warships.
    — New York Times, 20 May 2022
  • The detective felt his stomach lurch as a familiar voice rumbled out of Gaga’s phone.
    — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 July 2021
  • To date, his career has lurched forward one vocal bloodletting at a time.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 6 May 2023
  • But the state lurched to the right last year when Republicans won five statewide races on the ballot by an average of 18.9 percentage points.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Even before this episode, the BBC lurched from crisis to crisis over the conduct and statements of some of its most prominent figures.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • The show includes that graphic scene, then lurches away from the incident by cutting to the jazzy title sequence.
    — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Nelson then lurched his truck forward, striking but not injuring the guard.
    — oregonlive, 8 May 2023
  • Polls show Europe lurching toward the right ahead of elections for the 27-member bloc’s parliament this June.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The training camps might lurch awkwardly toward games that count, but getting all the way to October, and a World Series?
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2020
  • Oil prices slid to their lowest levels in more than a year, while yields on U.S. government bonds also lurched downward.
    — Jason Karaian, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • San Diego State shook off a lurching offensive start to hit five of 10 3-pointers after halftime.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Any reports of the demise of the Hubble are still premature, but the recent glitch causes the stomach of astronomy buffs like me to lurch a little.
    — Don Lincoln, CNN, 30 June 2021
  • Who hasn’t attributed the occasional pang or jab to sleeping in a weird position, slouching at a desk for eight hours, or lurching to grab something off the floor in a slightly wonky way?
    — Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
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lurch

2 of 2 noun
  • But in this ballot contest, horse racing has been left in the lurch.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • James left Miami in the same lurch after four years in South Beach.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
  • The lurch, the dying of the engine sound, and the red flashing of the gear indicator all came down to software.
    — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
  • When bad times hit or foreign lenders get spooked, governments are left in the lurch.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In Gaza’s latest lurch between calm and chaos, Asad saw his long-shot chance vanish.
    — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Google can’t continue to leave Pixel Watch 2 owners in the lurch.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The back-and-forth has left Ohio families of transgender children in a lurch.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Apple didn’t comment on leaving customers in the lurch, but confirmed to me the new iPhone shots take up more space.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The sled lurches from the impact and the moose immediately stands back up.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The offense lurches to life here and there, but mostly remains stuck in neutral.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • As the truck lurches forward, children are still hanging from its back.
    — Erin O'Brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Truck drivers are left in the lurch after flocking to the industry during Covid.
    — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 3 July 2023
  • Hovland’s lurch toward the top of the leaderboard began on the second hole, the 575-yard par-5 that played as the easiest hole at last year’s Masters.
    — Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The legal battles have left millions of student loan borrowers in the lurch.
    — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Earn platform, which lets retail customers lend Bitcoin and crypto for up to 8% returns, in the lurch.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • If a franchisor changes corporate management or gets sold, a franchisee can be left in the lurch.
    — Mae Anderson, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The vanishing of Adelstein’s accountant, along with his tax filings, left the American shocked and in the lurch.
    — Vulture, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The platforms are huge and wield their control like market makers, often leaving drivers in the lurch.
    — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The lawsuit has left many farmers of color in the lurch, particularly in Texas.
    — Dallas News, 21 June 2022
  • Her subject matter — romantic disappointment, being left in the lurch — is the same, but the stakes are much greater now.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 4 July 2023
  • When insurers fail to promptly pay medical bills, patients are left in the lurch.
    — Jay Hancock, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021
  • That could force builders to hold on to properties longer than expected and also leave buyers in the lurch and waiting on Congress.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The abrupt announcement leaves hundreds of underclass students in the lurch about where to finish their degrees.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Local rails, though, could see disruptions should a rail strike occur -- leaving commuters in a lurch.
    — Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The tea party’s lurch to the right was followed by the liberal infighting of the 2016 election and the clash of both movements in the bitter acrimony sparked by the election of Trump.
    — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Read more When Congress flirts with a government shutdown, student loan borrowers are left in the lurch.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Fosun Fashion was able to swoop in after the shoe company’s founder died suddenly from covid-19, leaving the brand in a lurch.
    — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Having to leave his still-healing wife in the lurch was hard for Mr. Lane, as was tracking his children’s development via text messages while at work.
    — Gwynn Guilford, wsj.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Mattel’s decision to leave UCLA in the lurch coincides with a major turnaround in its business.
    — Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Some of those sailings canceled Friday were set to depart as soon as Saturday, leaving some cruisers in a lurch.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022

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