hunker

Example Sentences

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During the early pandemic, a peculiar optimism bloomed among those hunkering into lockdown.

From Salon

"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

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

Epstein replied, “Nothing to do during a storm, but hunker down, and wait until it blows over.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC