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
Fubo blasted NBCUniversal for its stance during collapsed contract negotiations, resulting in a blackout of NBCUniversal channels just days before Thanksgiving when scores of viewers hunker down for turkey and football.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The other day, I duck into the library, snare a corner table, and hunker down with 3000 Years of Black Poetry.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
