hectic

Example Sentences

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Like many cafes in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, the circa-1946 Café Giảng slots into the hectic, colorful streetscape like a narrow paperback on a library shelf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

"It has just been fairly hectic, just watching the slurry tanks fill up," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

That's just ridiculous, so why do the powers that be often organise midweek games during these hectic final days, or even on deadline day itself?

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

I knew my hectic schedule wasn’t going to last forever, and playing volleyball had its purpose in my plans to get into college just as much as fencing did.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad