Example Sentences

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But this year, he can’t escape the sense that something bad is lurking around the corner.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

Notre Dame…that football team is lurking around, as it does, ranked No. 13, having won four in a row after two opening losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

But those complaints, as with all the others, take on a greater urgency while Reform is lurking.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

After a rocky year for Marvel and a string of less predictable hits, Hollywood will have to hope it can adapt to changing audience tastes – and that another “Barbie” is lurking somewhere.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Plus, I’m afraid that Dad is lurking just inside the door, waiting to hear what I’m going to say so he can ground me for a hundred years.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman