How to Use lurk in a Sentence

lurk

verb
  • She could tell there was someone out there lurking in the shadows.
  • Cruzeiro is still lurking in third place.
    — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • What kind of germs are lurking on shoes?
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Where does danger lurk and who gets hurt?
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Now those low clouds have formed in a layer and lurk off the coast.
    — Robert Krier, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018
  • But a killer by the name of Leather Man lurks.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
  • Like the old gas, the new gas lurks in the trench pockets and shell holes.
    — Johnny Miller, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2018
  • An edge of distaste that lurks in the eyes of all white people.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Here are just a few of the things that lurk beneath our covers.
    — Manal Mohammed, CNN, 30 July 2021
  • But a trap lurked within that framework.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026
  • Who’s lurking in back of the building?
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • What secrets still lurk in Lake Mead?
    — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Is there something lurking in the woods?
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For a long, long time, those in the bubble had no idea what lurked outside.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2018
  • The vibe is bright, the riffs are crunchy, but something eerie lurks beneath the song.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The gator lurking in one of the lakes is well known to regulars.
    — CBS News, 15 June 2018
  • Jaden Smith lurked behind my friends and I for most of the night.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Fears Pakistan could default on its debt have lurked for months.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 12 May 2023
  • Part of that comes from some of those Spurs of old who are still lurking in the halls.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Giant Isopods, a type of crustacean that lurks in the deep sea.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The lurking animal turned out to be a new species.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Even if that were to happen, danger will still lurk under the waves.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The specter of climate change lurks behind many of the recent events.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 June 2024
  • The handheld camera prefers to lurk on the wooden side of the easel.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Parasites lurked inside the fish and turned out to be a new species.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Jamon has left the past behind, but danger still lurks.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • Some commenters shared that they were shocked at the lurking hazard.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
  • Mow regularly and trim your edges, since ticks lurk in tall grass and brush.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, a greater risk is lurking in the jobs data.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But not all the big crocs were ambush predators that lurked at the water’s edge.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023

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