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

We slaves would eat our breakfast, and go to the fields, dare wont no hurry-scurry.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves Virginia Narratives by Work Projects Administration

It was the blue doll which Tinka had undressed for the third time, and was going to put to bed just as the Consul came and everything was hurry-scurry.

From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne