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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
lurch .
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Examples
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His train lurched through a switch that connects two sets of rails and into the side of an oncoming train.
Transportation safety: Efforts to curb fatigue-related accidents often languish Tessa Muggeridge 2010
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The train lurched then stopped then lurched forward again.
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His train lurched through a switch that connects two sets of rails and into the side of an oncoming train.
Transportation safety: Efforts to curb fatigue-related accidents often languish Tessa Muggeridge 2010
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One of the coins lurched in the air, hanging directly between the two of them.
Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006
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At last I hastily removed my pack, folded my overcoat so that the rings would not show, and hung it up, but as the train lurched and rolled, I was fearful of the effect this would have on the rings.
Three Times and Out: A Canadian Boy's Experience in Germany Nellie L. McClung 1918
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And I kind of -- as I remember, kind of lurched forward, and end up with my head in the dirt.
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I think the country has already "lurched" into socialism for the most part.
Latest Articles 2009
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The moment his torso lurched forward in the bed, she placed her hand soothingly on his back.
Stories from the War Nathaniel Tower 2011
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The squirrel lurched away, blood leaking from its nose.
Clearance Susannah Felts 2011
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My heart lurched in my chest and a big lump swelled in my throat.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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