hunker down
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
"We just want to hunker down, close the curtains, and stay inside," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Gee Gee Rosell, who lives on Hatteras Island, stopped by her store Buxton Village Books on Wednesday to unpack a new shipment and manage orders from residents before they hunker down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 20, 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
