great haste
Example Sentences
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The crunchy gravel, the chandeliers, the gardens, the grand foyers, the full-length gloves, the piano forte, the needlepoint, the riding boots, the love letters sent in great haste.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020
As Benjamin Franklin said: “Take time for all things – great haste makes waste.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2016
Unlike the disarray in Boehner’s House, the intramural Democratic fight in the 1944 Senate was resolved with great haste.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 20, 2015
The rookies almost invariably left the table with great haste.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2015
I jumped out of bed and began to dress, in great haste, without bothering to shave or even comb my hair.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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