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

"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

We talk about how his life is more hectic than ever—he now receives two hundred emails a day—yet he insists he can juggle the ever-expanding load and that he isn’t burned out.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French