Graydon Carter

It could fairly be said that the U.S. is increasingly out of step with the rest of the world. As our neighbors to the south elect left-wing or even socialist governments, we are lurching further to the right. As Europe becomes less engaged to the Church, we are becoming more fundamentalist.

American Journalist

Jennifer Egan

I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cliched writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn't have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments.

American Novelist

Mike Barnicle

Politicians in Washington work in a small, sheltered world where they lurch from crisis to crisis that they create, nurture and use as ideological triggers in their selfish pursuit of re-election.

Lewis Thomas

In the fields I know best, among the life sciences, it is required that the most expert and sophisticated minds be capable of changing course - often with a great lurch - every few years.

American Scientist

Tove Jansson

All men are chums who will never leave each other in the lurch. A chum doesn't forgive, he just forgets - women forgive everything but never forget. Being forgiven is very unpleasant.

Finnish Novelist

Viv Albertine

I get the same lurching thrill now when I'm about to sit down to an egg mayonnaise sandwich and a packet of plain crisps as I used to get when I fancied someone.

British Musician

Jack Kemp

Some people have theorized that I lurched to prove myself intellectually. But it was not any lurch. It was more a kind of awakening.

American Politician

Alan Rickman

I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.

British Actor

Jeb Bush

We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.

Bella Freud

I love a star print. I always get a lurch if I see a nice one.

English Designer

Use 'lurch' for unexpected physical movements, like when a vehicle stops suddenly.

Physical Movement

'Lurch' implies losing balance or steadiness, often leading to almost falling over.

Unsteadiness Implied

'Lurch' implies a lack of control, whether it's by a person or an object in motion.

Control is Key

'Lurch' often reflects a sudden, usually negative, shift in a situation or condition.

Negative Change

'Lurch' can describe non-physical changes, such as a business's sudden downfall.

Not Always Physical

As a noun, 'lurch' describes a jolt or jerk that is abrupt and unexpected.

Sudden Movement

The noun 'lurch' often describes a motion that impacts people physically or emotionally.

Feel the Impact

Use 'leave in a lurch' to mean someone is deserted without help or preparation.

Unexpected Abandonment

'Left in a lurch' is an idiom that means to be left without assistance in a tough situation.

Idiomatic Expression

'Lurch' can be used figuratively to describe someone stranded without support, not just physically abandoned.

Figurative Usage

 and I call up my fish purveyor and I was like, 'Michael, what exactly did you send me?' My language was of course perfectly gentlemanly, proper and prim. And he said, "Well, you know, we had a bad day of fishing but, you know, I didn't want to leave you in the lurch, so, we just sent you all the left over bait.

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 is that it tells us how far the node is from the crane. So as soon as the variable hits 0, Hedge should hit the button. And here’s what happens. Ethic gets into position on the crane while Hedge rushes off and slips into the engine car unnoticed, just before the train lurches to life.

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 to get oriented what veronica santos is seeing in her lab is a robot that looks like it's drunk it's like lurching around from one side to another because it can't figure out what it's doing and with the help of virtual reality goggles cynthia could experience reality from

Restoring a lost sense...

 And third, these systems are all linked like If you cross one tipping point, you lurch closer to others. Let's stop for a moment and look at where we are. The foundation of our civilization is a stable climate and a rich diversity of life.

10 years to transform...

 and kind of lurching along together. And I was surprised, but they said I could give a talk, and I said I'd love to. If you don't know where to start, remember that every single thing that happened to you is yours and you get to tell it.

12 truths I learned from...

 and the seas began to crackle and freeze. Startled, Phaethon sharply pulled the reins. The horses lurched and the chariot plunged towards the Earth's surface. Lakes boiled and forests burned as Phaethon struggled to pull the chariot up,

The tragic myth of the...

 I've ever been quite so excited about poo in my entire life a whale must have surfaced here just minutes before but our search is getting harder the waves are increasing and we're lurching about all over the place

Disgusting! Blue Whale...

 they keep in their pockets in case they pass a red abalone and you can put kelp in front of an abalone and it will lurch up. It's really wild to watch. It will actually lurch up like a puppy dog

What a Sea Snail Die-off...

 Lurching a little, but it's building. This year is a test for us all, especially the leaders of the G8 nations, who really are on the line here, with all the world in history watching.

Bono: Action for Africa

 his only hope is to make it to a hospital with a supply of the right anti-venom nearly an hour after being bitten bruce lurches a mile down the road to find help