lurched
Example Sentences
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Business was winding down for the day at Sendan Shokudo, a diner in Japan's southwestern city of Yatsushiro, when the whole building suddenly lurched.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Central banks including the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England had been expected to cut interest rates this year, but those plans have gone up in smoke as energy costs lurched higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Ever since the Covid pandemic exposed the fragility of global supply chains, the shipping industry has lurched from one market-disrupting event to another.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
This supports the notion that, as the market suddenly lurched higher, investors decided to give chase.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
The choir lurched and stumbled somewhere near the proper melody.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
