Explore Hunkered through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like crouched or crouching. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hunkered meaning
simple past and past participle of hunker
Using Hunkered
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of hunker
- Useful related words include: crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered down.
- In the example corpus, hunkered often appears in combinations such as: hunkered down, were hunkered, weekend hunkered.
Context around Hunkered
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hunkered
- In this selection, "hunkered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, actors, everyone, sudanese and down stand out and add context to how "hunkered" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a city hunkered down to and and who hunkered down until. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hunkered" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hunkered
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And so people are very hunkered down. (7 words)
A City Hunkered Down to Survive an Outbreak. (8 words)
They just trimmed sales, hunkered down, and got through this. (10 words)
Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets closed, people given the day off work, flights cancelled, and the military put on stand-by amid forecasts of torrential rain and strong winds. (39 words)
Fighting continued after nightfall on Sunday, as Sudanese hunkered down in their homes with fears of a prolonged conflict that could plunge the country into deeper chaos, dashing long-held hopes for a transition to civilian-led democracy. (38 words)
In the wake of the break-up, Mason has hunkered down at their South Maroubra home with the couple's chocolate Labrador Charlie, while Liubinskas has sought refuge at his parents home in Sydney’s inner west. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
And we just all hunkered down because all the doors blew out.
During winter break in Pittsburgh, the actors hunkered down for a week to block out all of the play’s movements in Powell’s basement.
Everyone hunkered down and wished for the morning and a let-up.
Fighting continued after nightfall on Sunday, as Sudanese hunkered down in their homes with fears of a prolonged conflict that could plunge the country into deeper chaos, dashing long-held hopes for a transition to civilian-led democracy.
In the wake of the break-up, Mason has hunkered down at their South Maroubra home with the couple's chocolate Labrador Charlie, while Liubinskas has sought refuge at his parents home in Sydney’s inner west.
Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw from the key eastern stronghold.
The rocky trail was narrow for eight people — two rangers and — who hunkered down until daylight, Adam said.
They just trimmed sales, hunkered down, and got through this.
And many directors will tell you that their films don't truly come together until they're hunkered down with their editor in post-production.
Denys just posted a video in his Telegram channel showing a Ukrainian flamethrower drone torching a tree line where orcs were hunkered down.
Mr. Biden’s response to Monday’s was his first public remarks since he spent the weekend hunkered down with family at Camp David.
Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets closed, people given the day off work, flights cancelled, and the military put on stand-by amid forecasts of torrential rain and strong winds.
A City Hunkered Down to Survive an Outbreak.
And so people are very hunkered down.
Families are hunkered over TV and computer screens looking for information or distraction, or connecting with friends across the country and around the world.
In response, he hunkered down and became even more of the Marine disciplinarian who had long kept order in our busy household.
In the meantime, on a recent evening earlier this month, community college students across the state hunkered down in their cars for the night.
Kia expects TV viewership to spike by as much as 20% this year with more people hunkered down in front of the TV instead of at parties, Wager says.
Of course, none of these sorts of interventions will do much to stimulate real demand in the economy if virus fears keep populations hunkered down.
Once you’re installed in the cockpit, the firm seats have a claw-like grip on you with their bolsters, and you’re hunkered down deep below a high beltline like Baby Yoda in his floating bassinet.
Common combinations with hunkered
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: