Lurch

A third of drinks served down the pub are spirits, leaving pubs in the lurch as the economy stutters to a halt amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Brighton's recent form has seen them lurch from excellent wins (6-0 over Wolves, 1-0 over Man United) to poor losses (5-1 to Everton, 3-1 to Forest).

Ed Miliband, the shadow secretary of state for net zero, said: “Mainstream Conservatives are right to be alarmed by the climate failure and lurch towards a culture war on the part of Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps.

For cities, workers would be more likely to walk off their jobs, leaving city services – road repairs, parks operations, libraries, even police and fire protections – in the lurch.

He would be unwise to make a big pre-election push for a deal with the Saudis that would come at America’s expense when there is good reason to expect that the crown prince would leave him in the lurch once again.

Human Settlements and Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers said 18 000 beneficiaries had been left in the lurch.

Hundreds of residents and young families living in a unit block riddled with serious defects have been left in the lurch after the developer that built the complex collapsed.

Kirkwood said he was among the last to be laid off, but the suddenness of the closure left many people in the lurch.

Not just those in India, but Indian employees working with in the US have also been left in the lurch by the current developments.

Some experts say Yoon’s comments don’t indicate any sudden major lurch in South Korean policy but set the stage for sending military aid if Russia dramatically escalates the conflict.

So the fact that Keith’s land line was suddenly working shocked them all so badly that it took three rings for Michelle to lurch across the room and pick up the receiver.

Without the third tier of political leadership, citizens have been left in the lurch with nobody to go to for getting their grievances addressed.

High street banking giant Lloyds is being urged to make sure ’s shoppers aren’t left in the lurch when its town centre branch closes down.

Kemi Badenoch as Tory leader last week shows clearly the party is preparing for a lurch even further to the hard right.

That left many parents in the lurch and angered preschool providers.

The Family consists of Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children, Wednesday and Pugsley, and close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, and Pugsley's pet octopus, Aristotle.

The Spaniard travelled to Abu Dhabi during the last international break to speak to his club owners, and he promised them he wouldn't leave them in the lurch when it comes to announcing his next move.

The thought of climbing into the car of a roller coaster today makes my stomach lurch.

They should not lurch from one decision to another.

When Indonesia withdrew their aid, Tanaka was in a lurch.