hunker

Example Sentences

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Businesses, meanwhile, are hunkering down for more rocky times ahead for U.S.-China commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal

So you hunker down and give in to the alpha male.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mahan socked money away during the summer months and hunkered down in the slow times, before things started picking up around the New Year.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.

From The Wall Street Journal

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