hunker
Example Sentences
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Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Fubo blasted NBCUniversal for its stance during collapsed contract negotiations, resulting in a blackout of NBCUniversal channels just days before Thanksgiving when scores of viewers hunker down for turkey and football.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
"They need heat and energy to fly so what we are seeing at the moment is them taking advantage of the good weather to find the right place to hunker down for winter."
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
Fresh food and bread were wiped off supermarket shelves as residents prepared to hunker down, while shop owners piled sandbags in front of their stores.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
The orange peels would smolder in there, and the men would hunker down around the cans and watch the smoke seep out the holes.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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