in the lurch

Example Sentences

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Developers and investors are hesitant to schedule a spot on a factory line if that factory’s bankruptcy will leave them in the lurch.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I’m not going to leave millions of Americans who truly need health care insurance in the lurch.”

From Salon

“The decision leaves defense contractors and defense suppliers, such as GE Aerospace, in the lurch,” my colleagues Janet Cho and Al Root wrote today.

From Barron's

“The decision leaves defense contractors and defense suppliers, such as GE Aerospace, in the lurch,” my colleagues Janet Cho and Al Root wrote today.

From Barron's

The decision leaves defense contractors and defense suppliers in the lurch.

From Barron's