hurried
Example Sentences
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I slipped the paper under my arm and hurried off before he started making a fuss about cracking a tooth on that biscuit.
From Literature
There were at least 11 planes in the closed airspace when Starship exploded, and flight tracking data shows they hurried to move out of the way, clearing the area within 15 minutes.
From Salon
The hurried relocation has him behind schedule on training, but it has given him at least some peace of mind.
The woman hurried back inside the car and drove away.
From Los Angeles Times
Within a single paragraph, we are told that time “was flying by,” that someone “stopped in his tracks” while others “hurried breathlessly.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
