lurching

Example Sentences

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Since then, the start of a war in Iran has sent global stock markets lurching lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He expects 1% gross-domestic-product growth next year, lurching progress after three years of recession and stagnation.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Seeing his name on my screen sent my stomach lurching.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Whichever, we’re lurching, and afterward trying to understand our own logic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Nately was lighter than Yossarian and had great difficulty maneuvering Yossarian’s lurching bulk across the room to an unoccupied table.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller