hastily

Example Sentences

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That is, an incorrect fact in hastily produced copy—intended, at the end of the day, to capture as many eyeballs as possible rather than to inform—can all too easily be repeated by an LLM.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Victors went beyond checking off a list of hastily scrawled names to thanking entire categories of people: women, ancestors, Koreans, audiences.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Frightened and not knowing where to go, they hastily took cover under the steps of a villa whose owners had themselves left everything on the table and hurried off.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

"All respect to the ballet and opera people out there," he added hastily, realising how his words may go down.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

I hastily scanned her face, her arms, her hands, just to comfort myself that she wasn’t hurt or injured in some way.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan