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

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