hasten

Example Sentences

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The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Fusion engineers will use this “digital twin” to run simulations, ultimately to hasten the goal of producing fusion energy at a commercial scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The German government just approved a list of measures to cut red tape that should hasten deployment.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

He called for more money to be put into research on brain tumours, to hasten research into alternative treatments for the condition.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Instead, they would pause briefly to murmur a few words to each other and then hasten onward.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau