as in susceptible
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of in the lurch
Investors in the consumer staples sector have been grappling with a string of abrupt departures of senior executives, leaving the outlook for their stocks in the lurch.
—
Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
During the transition, some customers have been left in the lurch.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
About a month before BALLS was set to debut its first performance, however, the actor playing the Professor dropped out, leaving the entire production in the lurch.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Take your pick, but Paul Mitchell’s hasty exit as sporting director has left the club exposed and in the lurch.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
For rural Americans, the stakes in finding profitable ways to expand remote work are about something far more fundamental—access to today’s job market that otherwise seems sure to leave them even further in the lurch.
—Mona Mourshed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
During the transition, some customers have been left in the lurch.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
About a month before BALLS was set to debut its first performance, however, the actor playing the Professor dropped out, leaving the entire production in the lurch.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Take your pick, but Paul Mitchell’s hasty exit as sporting director has left the club exposed and in the lurch.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
For rural Americans, the stakes in finding profitable ways to expand remote work are about something far more fundamental—access to today’s job market that otherwise seems sure to leave them even further in the lurch.
—Mona Mourshed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in the lurch
Adjective
-
However, due to space constraints, not all instruments could fit inside the titanium vault, and the ones that couldn’t would be more susceptible to the inevitable degradation that would ensue from being exposed to this radiation-rich environment.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
-
This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
No little boy or girl should feel unsafe or unprotected while changing in school.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
-
Equally worrying are the implications for working people across the UK, who may now be left unprotected from up front charges by similar platforms elsewhere in the growing gig economy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval for COVID-19 vaccine doses for people over age 65, who are most vulnerable to severe infections.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Recent studies have shown entry-level positions especially vulnerable to automation are being scaled back thanks to AI.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
This burden of additional responsibilities and emotional labor with less resources lead many women to feel helpless, leaving divorce as the only escape.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
-
The sunbathers of sleepy Amity Bay are helpless against the unexpected great white shark that hunts their coasts; Spielberg’s talent for suspense, effective horror shocks, and ingenious reinvention of the classic animal-attack movie remain as impressive as ever.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
The border between the two countries is the longest undefended one in the world.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
-
The buses usually took the Peace Bridge to cross the world’s longest undefended border, slowing to 30 mph over the Niagara River before pulling into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“In the lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20the%20lurch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share