hunker down

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

Financially, the sudden volatility made investors hunker down and reduce their debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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

The other boys, I assumed, had gone home to hunker down for the day, hoping without much hope that their parents wouldn’t hear about our errant rocket.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam