lurk in English

verb
1
(of a person or animal) be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
a ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness
synonyms:skulkloiterlie in waitlie lowhideconceal oneselftake coverkeep out of sight

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1. Pride may lurk under threadbare cloak.

2. Hidden dangers lurk in every family saloon car.

3. Pride may lurk a threadbare cloak.

4. 13 Cars lurk beneath in the shade.

5. 12 But along the margins the ghosts still lurk.

6. 8 Death may lurk among the green blades.

7. Pride may lurk under a threadbare not cloak.

8. 9 Disaster and shame lurk in the rear.

9. Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 

10. 10 Time-share hucksters lurk in many hotel lobbies.

11. 1 Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 

12. 3 Hidden dangers lurk in the ocean depths.

13. 2 Hidden dangers lurk in every family saloon car.

14. The Crocodilians are humanoid crocodiles that lurk in swamplands

15. 11 I lurk in shadows and them in me.

16. 7 What hidden tensions lurk beneath the present surface?

17. 17 Witches are more frightening then wizards, wolves lurk in grandmother's clothing.

18. I think it's sort of creepy how people lurk in chat rooms.

19. He probes around in the unknown, where deadly diseases lurk.

20. 4 I think it's sort of creepy how people lurk in chat rooms.

21. We hope no green, furry things lurk at the back of your refrigerator.

22. She was never one to lurk in alleyways. Pasting up inflammatory posters.

23. Lurk in my local chemist, close to the Vatican, and the call seems doomed.

24. 18 Behind all foreign policy there lurks, or ought to lurk, careful political calculation.

25. The negative attitudes lurk undetected till a social upheaval forces them to the surface.

26. Yet beneath their glowing and reverent portrayal, there seemed to lurk another Abu Kamal.

27. It is my Contention that death and murder always lurk as potentials in violent relationships

28. 22 Yet beneath their glowing and reverent portrayal, there seemed to lurk another Abu Kamal.

29. 16 Lurk in my local chemist, close to the Vatican, and the call seems doomed.

30. 14 The negative attitudes lurk undetected till a social upheaval forces them to the surface.

31. 20 They understand the dangers that lurk there, the balance between survival and extinction.

32. 8 The negative attitudes lurk undetected till a social upheaval forces them to the surface.

33. A valley, or ravine, where beasts of prey lurk in the shadows is a dangerous place for sheep.

34. And contrary to stereotypes, few child abusers are drooling homicidal maniacs who lurk around playgrounds.

35. 6 Beneath/Below/Under the surface of contemporary West Indian life lurk memories of slavery.

36. They lurk in databases and jump out to sink their teeth in the writer's ankle.

37. Herein lies the danger: that power will lurk, unspecified and unaccountable, in the shadows of compromise.

38. PFAS Chemicals lurk in stain-resistant furniture and carpets treated with Scotchgard, Stainmaster and other fabric treatments

39. Pierre said cayman lurk there but didn't see any that day, the Boatbills follow them to eat their eggs

40. 5 In places, the shadows seemed oppressively dark, sinister hiding-places where some demon or evil sprite might lurk.

41. 23 But there is now some strong indirect evidence that trypanosomes also lurk in the human choroid plexus.

42. In places, the shadows seemed oppressively dark, sinister hiding-places where some demon or evil sprite might lurk.

43. 21 Herein lies the danger: that power will lurk, unspecified and unaccountable, in the shadows of compromise.

44. They will lurk inside cupboards in murderous kitchens, spewing across the lino if you open the door.

45. 13 Herein lies the danger: that power will lurk, unspecified and unaccountable, in the shadows of compromise.

46. 27 Slaughter and torture declared by judges as the law lurk in the shadows of our history.

47. NAME Bunyip’s name comes from the mythical cryptid from Australian folklore said to lurk in billabongs, rivers & swamps

48. 19 A 0 signifies harmless fun; a 5 means gore, smut, rough language or adult themes lurk ahead.

49. 29 In places, the shadows seemed oppressively dark, sinister hiding-places where some demon or evil sprite might lurk.

50. 19 Bottomless shadows lurk in every corner of this artfully arranged, black-and-white nightmare, hinting at horrors left unseen.