Examples of 'was lurking' in a sentence

Meaning of "was lurking"

This phrase is typically used to describe someone who is hiding or waiting in a secretive or suspicious manner. It suggests that the person is present, but not making their presence known or participating openly

How to use "was lurking" in a sentence

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was lurking
Some menace to humans was lurking in this silence.
Dad was lurking in the back of my mind.
Ade the capital was lurking with danger.
Was lurking around her all night.
I did not know she was lurking the bathroom.
I was lurking across the street.
One night this guy was lurking.
This is what was lurking below the wood.
We did not know this was lurking.
They said he was lurking around my house.
Behind its peaceful facade the capital was lurking with danger.
But danger was lurking around every corner.
They did not realize someone was lurking around.
Someone was lurking outside that window.
Because imagine if they guy was lurking around there.

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Trouble was lurking around the corner.
You would not if you knew what was lurking inside me.
Evil was was lurking amongst the people.
It is revealed he was the shadow that was lurking around the house.
Whatever was lurking in your depths is coming up.
It was fascinating to see what was lurking beneath the surface.
I was lurking around the corner.
A strange guy was lurking earlier.
He was lurking in front of the apartment.
Somebody who was lurking around.
He was lurking around the far end of the hall.
As if something sinister was lurking close by.
She was lurking around our door looking for something.
So you could not say if anyone was lurking around outside.
Someone was lurking by that window.
But clearly he was lurking.
Green tea was lurking in my toiletries and food products.
They caught the person who was lurking around my house.
He was lurking at the piano.
But we were not aware of what was lurking in our mailboxes next day.
It was lurking everywhere.
And all the while the truth was lurking in the shadows.
The assistant was lurking outside with the obvious intent to kill me.
Julia said he was lurking.
She was lurking around the way she does and asking strange questions.
Who knew our solution was lurking just across the river.
I was lurking by the roadside and saw them return right after the fire.
He remembers noticing with his shipmates that a mysterious submarine was lurking off the harbor.
The culprit was lurking around the house.
I did not want it to seem like I was lurking.
Someone was lurking behind the old Maple.
He should have known that Ellison was lurking in the shadows.
She was lurking around the way she does Following Jeannie.
But I also noticed how it felt like an outpost where danger was lurking.
A mulatto who hated Chapman was lurking nearby and choked the prostrate man to death.

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Nobody lurking in the background with a hatchet
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