lurch
Example Sentences
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And we jump—not as high as we might, but with a lurch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Treasury yields continued to lurch higher — helping to put more pressure on stocks, which struggled during the first trading session of the week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Tech shares have seen rollercoaster volatility in recent days, as investors lurch between bullish optimism over sustained AI demand, and fears that the big valuations are unrealistic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The risk now is of a long, attritional permacrisis that will lurch in and out of outright conflict.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
I was more aware of the forward lurch of the car than I was of my own heartbeat.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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