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

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

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

Andresen said he wanted to be on the wheel of his main rival Brennan in the final hectic finishing sprint in Sunday's 183.8 kilometre road race and relished his opportunity to have the last crack.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

—Well, you know how hectic my schedule is.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper