hungered

Example Sentences

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Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

"I went over and there were quite a few people there at that point. They were trying to coax them out the car but they had hunkered down and were trying to sleep."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Still, with below-freezing temperatures across parts of the country, viewers hunkered down and stayed tuned in to the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In the farming community of Flagaman in St. Elizabeth, residents hunkered down in a store.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

By the time the sun of that last morning crept across Camilla’s sleeping form, we were hunkered, lurking within the drawers.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck