lurch

Example Sentences

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North has since learned she was not the only person Freddie Priestley had left in the lurch at the 11th hour after taking the deposit on a room in his three-bedroom flat.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As imports are disrupted, India has moved to ensure households and essential sectors remain adequately supplied, leaving restaurants, manufacturers and power plants in the lurch.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Florida; Nevada; Texas; and Utah in a lurch with little notice, no severance and scrambling to fulfill a surge of orders from customers clamoring to get their last tastes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Forty-three-year-old community organizer Katie Wilson eked out a victory in Seattle’s mayoral race last week, according to the tally completed Wednesday, underscoring the city’s leftward lurch in other races.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

I soon doze off, waking with a lurch when the driver beeps his horn.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell