hurry-scurry
Example Sentences
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Having been chased hurry-scurry from Kiangsi Province right to the suburbs of Changsha, Hunan, the Chinese turned around and, with a fury they have never shown before, lashed the Japanese back and back.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hurry-scurry, the angry hum of recent weeks had departed; a quivering stillness now permeated the premises.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
The streets were filled with the hurry-scurry of a moving army, splashing through mud puddles.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Pao-yü gulped down hurry-scurry the whole contents of the cup and started on his errand in the face of the snow.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
Terrified by dire disaster, they make hurry-scurry flight.
From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert
