'lurch' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'lurch' with 5 example sentences.
- lurch noun
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: 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
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: 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.