hunker
Example Sentences
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Local authorities advised residents to hunker down, with rain forecast for the next day and a half.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It has struck hard at the group’s strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it has sent militants scrambling for new spots to hunker down and direct the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Instead the bird struck his temple and slid hot and greasy down his face, and he had to hunker down and stretch for it with fetters clanking.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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