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Lurks is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lurks in a sentence

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Lurks meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of lurk

Using Lurks

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of lurk
  • In the example corpus, lurks often appears in combinations such as: lurks in, that lurks, lurks beneath.

Context around Lurks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lurks

  • In this selection, "lurks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, danger, evil, side, beneath, behind and outside stand out and add context to how "lurks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aktürkoğlu lurks behind rodon and but beneath lurks a complex. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lurks" sits close to words such as accede, adhesion and adjudicate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lurks

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

What is When Evil Lurks about? (6 words)

Strange irony that lurks in events indeed. (7 words)

Menace lurks beneath the idyllic veneer of the resort. (9 words)

But after he turned out to be a secret agent for the evil Viltrumite empire, Mark felt disappointed with what he was supposed to do next, as the threat of an alien invasion still lurks in the shadows for the planet. (41 words)

The front will be slow to move south, so many areas will see a warm day on the Island while the cold air lurks in the Big Land, which will make a return for all areas of the Province on Saturday. (41 words)

In 2023 alone, there have been instant cult classics like Skinamarink and Cobweb, big hits like M3GAN and Scream VI, and memorable foreign entries like When Evil Lurks that have all contributed to the increased popularity of the genre. (39 words)

What is When Evil Lurks about? (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

But a dark side lurks beneath the surface, with Arthur extremely careful to keep his family's personal life from becoming public fodder, even if it means breaking a few rules.

But after he turned out to be a secret agent for the evil Viltrumite empire, Mark felt disappointed with what he was supposed to do next, as the threat of an alien invasion still lurks in the shadows for the planet.

Her existential doubts would lead Barbie to escape her home in order to find answers in the human world, where danger lurks around every corner in the form of dirty streets and buildings that aren't pink.

In 2023 alone, there have been instant cult classics like Skinamarink and Cobweb, big hits like M3GAN and Scream VI, and memorable foreign entries like When Evil Lurks that have all contributed to the increased popularity of the genre.

Stating how excited she is to see her dogs again finally, the two puppies arrive and go to Ghostface instead, who lurks in the frame's background.

Whannell and cinematographer Stefan Duscio have a knack for letting their frames linger with space, drawing our attention to where we, and Cecilia, know an unseen danger lurks.

What is When Evil Lurks about?

While some films rely too heavily on music to create tension, “When Evil Lurks” does a tactful job of working with silence and sound to create an uncanny atmosphere.

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You tell yourself everything is fine; nothing lurks in the shadows.

Access to the information should save the company a lot of time and money as it endeavours to ramp up efforts to find what lurks beneath the promising ground.

Aktürkoğlu lurks behind Rodon and Darlow, as the keeper prepares to bowl out.

Brown Findlay plays a mother, who risks losing her only child to a pervasive evil that lurks in distorted mirror reflections, which act as portals between the mortal and supernatural realms.

Bustamante mixes dark fantasy and harrowing reality to strike a real emotional chord as viewers are lured into the horror that lurks in every corner of this supposed safe house.

But relatively few mid-Hudson residents know of a secret seventh tower that lurks outside the DEC’s awareness.

Menace lurks beneath the idyllic veneer of the resort.

Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex network of filaments, or hyphae, known as the mycelium.

Strange irony that lurks in events indeed.

That is where the danger lurks, but accepting the possibility of injury as a consequence of endearment is what marks us as being fully alive.

The front will be slow to move south, so many areas will see a warm day on the Island while the cold air lurks in the Big Land, which will make a return for all areas of the Province on Saturday.

A more exotic hypothesis sees a role for the mysterious dark matter that lurks unseen around galaxies.

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Common combinations with lurks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lurks" in a sentence?
An example: "But a dark side lurks beneath the surface, with Arthur extremely careful to keep his family's personal life from becoming public fodder, even if it means breaking a few rules." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lurks" from authentic English texts.
What does "lurks" mean?
Lurks means: third-person singular simple present indicative of lurk
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