flurried

Example Sentences

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The brushstrokes are a whirlwind of eloquent smudges and slashes, suggesting that the picture was completed in a few flurried minutes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

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

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