flurried
Example Sentences
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Boston flurried at the end of the half to take a 68-56 lead into halftime.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022
Sircar called out as doctors and nurses flurried around a 48-year-old man who had been rushed in and intubated in the emergency room.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2021
City Council staffers flurried to do the same for their bosses.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2017
In the midst of his flurried activity, I often feared I was underfoot: a hindrance who needed instruction, rather than a helping hand.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2016
The ship had blocked most of the wind but enough flurried around to make the Frog's sails slap a bit and they jerked the boom gently.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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