lurching

Example Sentences

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The nascent rebound in tech stocks ended in a lurching drop on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq composite losing about 1% in its largest blown gain since early January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

She hit then, the keel-centerboard bumping with a sickening feeling that shuddered all through him, a lurching, dead feeling.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen