Used in a Sentence

hunkered

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hunkered.

Editorial note

I mean, look, people are dying, and yet the country is not just hunkered down in bunkers for the last four years.

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Quick take

squatting close to the ground

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

squatting close to the ground

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hunkered.

Example sentences

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I mean, look, people are dying, and yet the country is not just hunkered down in bunkers for the last four years.

2

Come thanksgiving, investors are hunkered down for the holidays, and summer vacations make it difficult to get people together.

3

We hunkered down for 6 weeks and got something horrible but workable out of the door 2 years ago...

4

People complained, but ultimately hunkered down and studied independently (imo what you’re supposed to be doing in Uni anyways).

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A friend was base here last year, hunkered down on his business, and had to move back to the U.

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We hunkered down and hid (probably not the right call, should have turned on the lights).

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It needed changes a decade ago, but everyone just hunkered down and defended the existing approach.

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But in fact, living in a huddled hunkered-down style limits your enjoyment of life.

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And I happened to have a full 3 days available last week, so I hunkered down and cranked this out.

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I'm still hunkered down with 10.6.8 but I'm feeling more and more like its time to try 10.8 by the day.

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Suppose that I'd immediately hunkered down and started writing an uninstaller in isolation.

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Instead of looking for capital, I've hunkered down in the middle of nowhere so my own funds will stretch as far as possible.

Quote examples

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I think, if I look at my more successful peers including myself, many of us hunkered down and took whatever jobs we could get, many of us went back to school and got second "useful" degrees such as CS/nursing/etc.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use hunkered in a sentence?

I mean, look, people are dying, and yet the country is not just hunkered down in bunkers for the last four years.

What does hunkered mean?

squatting close to the ground

What part of speech is hunkered?

hunkered is commonly used as adjective.