hasty

Example Sentences

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Clothes, medicines, food, shoes, blankets and sheets were scattered on the floors and tables of the houses, evidence of a hasty search.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In protest, he jumped on stage, wiggled his bottom at the cameras, made a strange wafting gesture with his hands and beat a hasty retreat, pursued by Jackson's security team.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The court decision follows Panama’s hasty exit last year from China’s Belt and Road initiative, Xi’s signature international expansion effort that has featured thousands of projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

As the president oversaw a hasty demolition of the White House’s East Wing — historically the domain of first ladies — his remark that Melania had “loved her little office” jumped out.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

But the older man counseled C.P. not to be too hasty.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson