- present tense form of lurk (3rd person singular).
lurks
Example Sentences
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While the show doesn’t confront it directly, Simpson also said the “specter of AIDS” lurks in the background for the teens who “think they’re invincible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
More than the economic and fiscal costs, a social disaster lurks behind these numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
While some of the AI momentum paused Wednesday, good luck finding anyone who thinks an end to the AI spending spree lurks on the horizon.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
“Danger! There is a man who lurks in the shadows. He is not alone; he is with another. It is a woman, yes. I think I see a woman beside him.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
