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

Analysts said the lurch in Japanese bonds was amplified by weak demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 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

The spread to Chile of organized crime gangs originating in Venezuela, Peru and other countries has sown terror among the population, causing a lurch to the right.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Even though I liked seeing you feel happy and valued, my stomach gave a tiny lurch as you and Arul smiled at each other.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman