lurch

Example Sentences

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“What the heck was that?!?!?!?” yelled Pelicarnassus, trying to gain control of the giant robot pelican suit, which was now lurching back a step or two, like someone had shoved it.

From Literature

Analysts said the lurch in Japanese bonds was amplified by weak demand.

From The Wall Street Journal

But before she could utter a word of confirmation, a sudden lurch from the train sent me flying from my seat.

From Literature

Florida; Nevada; Texas; and Utah in a lurch with little notice, no severance and scrambling to fulfill a surge of orders from customers clamoring to get their last tastes.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I’m not going to leave millions of Americans who truly need health care insurance in the lurch.”

From Salon