violent lurch
Frequency: 7.08.1 per million words
Describes a very strong and forceful movement.
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- The bus came to a violent lurch, throwing passengers forward.
- She felt a violent lurch in her stomach as the plane hit turbulence.
- The old boat made a violent lurch as it was caught by the rogue wave.
- With a violent lurch, the car skidded off the icy road.
- The sudden, violent lurch of the rollercoaster startled everyone.
- He experienced a violent lurch in his chest at the news.
- The spaceship executed a violent lurch to avoid the asteroid.
- A violent lurch from the earthquake knocked items off the shelves.
- The economy took a violent lurch downwards after the crisis.
- Despite the violent lurch, the driver managed to regain control.