hunker down

Example Sentences

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When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

For flights six hours and longer, you can hunker down and make your way through a film franchise or an entire season or seasons of a television series.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

"They need heat and energy to fly so what we are seeing at the moment is them taking advantage of the good weather to find the right place to hunker down for winter."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Better to hunker down in his house with his chickens and forget.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby