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Definition of Lurked
1. lurk [v] - See also: lurk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lurked
Literary usage of Lurked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"They lurked in the temples, instituted festivals and sacrifices, invented fables,
pronounced oracles, ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"Thenceforth, beneath that prince's suave and elegant manners lurked a thirst for
vengeance. No one suspected him — he was so hospitable, so refined! ..."
3. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"... Assassins—How they lurked in Hedges with Sharpened Daggers—Plutarch's
Account—Workingmen their Victims—Systematic Decimation of their Numbers—Working ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1866)
"It was unsafe to go outside of any posts, and even at Little Rock, in the presence
of a large army, guerrillas lurked in undesirable proximity. ..."
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