Example Sentences

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The Canadian Olympian, who competed at the Tokyo Games, has lurked in the background, waiting her turn to take center stage after battling injuries during her career in Westwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2025

Candace Owens, the 33-year-old conservative activist, talk show host and provocateur, has lurked around the margins of Ye’s stardom for a few years now.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

A mystery has lurked in the post-“Breaking Bad” timeline of “Better Call Saul,” when our favorite plaintiff’s attorney has become Gene Takavic, manager of a Cinnabon at an Omaha mall.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

For much for the past thirty years, the Bajrang Dal has either been banned or has lurked at the margins of Indian society.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2019

The significance of this cannot be overstated, for the failure to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of all persons has lurked at the root of every racial caste system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander