hurry
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"If you are not in a hurry to move in, you might consider restoring a ruined castle - not for the faint hearted, but achievable," said Newlands, whose own castle is in Aberdeenshire.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Prices for beef are expected to stay high because cattle ranchers have scaled back the size of their herds to the lowest overall level in 75 years, and aren’t in a hurry to expand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Nearly 3,000 miles away, in Liège, Belgium, Christian Jaucot was in a hurry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
“All my life I’ve been in a hurry to get to my future,” he wrote in his 2013 memoir, “American Son.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
“But hurry up, because this is really funny!”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.