lurching
Example Sentences
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Maybe this is what the Chargers are — lurching, sputtering and unable to consistently move the football, despite an offensive overhaul packed with lofty expectations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
"I immediately felt myself lurching forward and saw my colleagues across from me getting thrown around."
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The nascent rebound in tech stocks ended in a lurching drop on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq composite losing about 1% in its largest blown gain since early January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
On social-media platforms like X, some investors have loudly proclaimed that after years of serving as the dominant cryptocurrency, bitcoin might finally be lurching toward irrelevance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
He shot upward, lurching sideways, first away from the cliff and then—astonishingly fast —toward it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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