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The general was forced to make a hurried decision.
She had a hurried meeting with her advisers before speaking to the press.
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The cast made its first appearance in close-fitting long johns, solemnly retrieving outer costumes from big silver trunks — a gesture that recalled the hurried flight of so many war-displaced with little more than the clothes on their backs.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Despite a hurried succession process, Kim appears to be firmly in charge.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Even in this hectic, hurried world, some folks are still taking the time to make pie the old-fashioned way — working the dough, rolling out the crust, whipping egg white for meringue and so forth.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
Gallops forth a curried horse, Trotting through a hurried course.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Despite a hurried succession process, Kim appears to be firmly in charge.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Even in this hectic, hurried world, some folks are still taking the time to make pie the old-fashioned way — working the dough, rolling out the crust, whipping egg white for meringue and so forth.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
Gallops forth a curried horse, Trotting through a hurried course.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for hurried
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“Hurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurried. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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