hasty
Example Sentences
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The EPA soil sampling comes amid mounting pressure from residents and environmentalists who say that a hasty federal cleanup effort had left behind or spread hazardous fire debris.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.
From Slate • May 6, 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
Signs of hasty Russian adaptation have been observed up and down the long front line.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
I went north on clear ground under the trees, or through the water when there was no clear ground; the river, a hasty little tributary of the Esagel, was still unfrozen.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing hasty
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