lurch
noun
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
were lurching
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past progressiveof lurch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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We were lurching toward some consensus on criminal justice issues over the last few years.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2022
Horse and rider were lurching around the first turn as Shackleford, Moonshine Mullin and Ruler on Ice Ping-Ponged around them.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2011
A few moments later they were lurching through the Missouri Waltz, a Truman inauguration special which was Victor's first commercial disc.
From Time Magazine Archive
The manner in which the cars were lurching made a poor target for a marksman even of the first order.
From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by Harold MacGrath
It seemed as he walked that we were lurching at least a hundred and fifty feet above the ground.
From Astounding Stories, March, 1931 by Various
