hastily

Example Sentences

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At first glance that structure looks unfinished, a stack of six white boxes hastily heaped up at a shoe store on inventory day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Stressing that all life was precious, she agreed a question of such "legal, moral and practical complexity" should not be addressed through a "hastily added" amendment to another bill.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 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

With flights scrapped and travellers stranded or hastily repatriated, the war is also hammering tourism in a region that has become a prized destination for holidaymakers worldwide.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

"You can't take my goldfish," she said hastily.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry