How to Use lurk in a Sentence

lurk

verb
  • She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.
  • Tests on sewage show that the virus lurks in many cities.
    — The Economist, 4 July 2019
  • Like the old gas, the new gas lurks in the trench pockets and shell holes.
    — Johnny Miller, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2018
  • And those are just the creatures lurking above the vents.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Jaden Smith lurked behind my friends and I for most of the night.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The vibe is bright, the riffs are crunchy, but something eerie lurks beneath the song.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • An edge of distaste that lurks in the eyes of all white people.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Giant Isopods, a type of crustacean that lurks in the deep sea.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Here are just a few of the things that lurk beneath our covers.
    — Manal Mohammed, CNN, 30 July 2021
  • Still, there are signs of fear lurking in the stock market.
    — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 June 2018
  • Mark, who is lurking in the background of the scene, comes over and his mom gives him a sweet hug.
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The specter of climate change lurks behind many of the recent events.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 June 2024
  • But disaster would still lurk towards the end of the decade.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Yet over its life lurks the great oversoul: the mother.
    — Naila Moreira, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But not all the big crocs were ambush predators that lurked at the water’s edge.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Click here to read more from Elaine about the dangers lurking on the AI horizon.
    — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Now Belichick looks to the left, and linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is lurking.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The way she’s been lurking in the shadows over the past week is a perfect setup for a MITB run.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Not one person had an idea of what was lurking around them.
    — Chris Hopkins | [email protected], nola.com, 19 June 2019
  • Remember, crumbs don’t lurk in the corners of my kitchen.
    — Sally Schwartz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Even if that were to happen, danger will still lurk under the waves.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Drones lurk above agents who are on foot, in their vehicles, on an ATV, or on a horse.
    — Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2020
  • But like the sharks that circle that island in the Bay, the real danger of the idea lurks beneath the surface.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
  • Not best in the league, but lurking just below that in a lot of categories.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
  • So Heimlich in essence has both admitted and denied it, part of the cloud that lurks over the whole scene.
    — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 25 June 2018
  • The Children on the Hill takes us on a breathless journey to face the primal fears that lurk within us all.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Indeed, the city has wrestled for decades with how to deal with the plague that lurks in 80% or more of the city’s older housing stock.
    — Rachel Dissell, cleveland.com, 24 July 2019
  • When the threat is real and lurking in the bushes down the path, this mechanism serves you well.
    — Dr. Travis Bradberry, Quartz at Work, 13 Aug. 2019
  • A bit of a hidden gem, the Lions felt the need to trade a 2025 third-rounder for Manu, with the notion that other teams were lurking behind them.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • And somewhere across the dugout, Salvador Perez was lurking with a special surprise.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025

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