hunker

Example Sentences

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That includes using drones for tasks that once would have required sending a soldier to the danger zone, having troops hunker down in underground bunkers, and increasing efforts to evade detection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

"We just want to hunker down, close the curtains, and stay inside," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

No matter how cold it gets, no matter how extreme the conditions, they must be prepared to hunker down in the woods until the coast is clear.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly