hectic

Example Sentences

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What you don’t mention in your letter is your monthly or annual expenses, nor your lifestyle, which may be less hectic given your arthritis symptoms.

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

The reader doesn’t discover much about how Mansfield’s work was shaped by changing personal circumstances, from hectic bohemia to a series of continental spas, and learns too little about Mansfield’s achievements as a literary provocateur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The latter missed a glorious chance in the 88th minute, slicing wide when a deflected Gordon cross came to him, leaving Newcastle facing a hectic fixture list in February.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

But this period of hectic experiment was under threat: a religious storm was whipping up across the continent and music was in its path.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall