flurried
Example Sentences
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For 27 clubs, that meant an afternoon of flurried activity, with top international prospects officially signing deals that, in many cases, they had effectively been committed to for months, if not years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
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
City Council staffers flurried to do the same for their bosses.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2017
Reed stood at the prow while they flurried around him, with Jigo and the chief mate at his side.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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