- present tense form of rush (3rd person singular).
rushes
Example Sentences
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Lance, the incumbent backup quarterback, used his legs well and earned 22 yards on four rushes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Too late, a UN security guard rushes in with a fire extinguisher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
While demand for next-generation data centers remains hot, executives signaled that output is capped by current manufacturing limits as it rushes to build out new capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Aunt J rushes over, gives him a kiss on the cheek, and bounces out of the room.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
