How to Use lurker in a Sentence

lurker

noun
  • Hooper’s film, which finds teens stalked through a carnival by a monstrous lurker, is not very good at all.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In her post, the OP explained that this was her first time ever posting on Reddit despite being a long-time lurker.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There are leaders, lurkers, peacekeepers, instigators, and the person who only surfaces to drop an occasional thumbs-up.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • The Cubs and Padres are well clear of any lurkers for the top two spots, but the Mets have the last ticket in for now, with San Francisco, Arizona and Cincinnati all within 2 1/2 games of them.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As someone whose TikTok is algorithmically tuned to feed her Broadway interviews, curtain calls, and stage-door encounters, as well as a habitual lurker of the Just in Time Facebook group, Benjamin was familiar with the dance.
    — Alexandra Starr, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026

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