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'lurch' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'lurch' with 5 example sentences.


lurch noun

: an unsteady uneven gait

: a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

: the act of moving forward suddenly

lurch verb

: walk as if unable to control one's movements

: move abruptly

: move slowly and unsteadily

: loiter about, with no apparent aim

: defeat by a lurch


  • Judit left us in the lurch.
  • I knew you wouldn't leave me in the lurch.
  • The sudden gust of wind filled the sails and lurched the boat forward.
  • Mike left his brother in the lurch.
  • The train lurched to a standstill.
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