hustling

Example Sentences

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The hustling and harrying, the scarcely human work-rate, the big-time mentality - it was all key to the win over Rangers.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“You should have seen me, I was hustling and hustling for them,” she recounts about finding her famous client a home to purchase.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Banchero got the rebound, but he had his shot blocked by a hustling Marcus Smart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Street rap centers on hustling and street life—think Dr. Dre or Tupac Shakur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

It’s a hive of constant human activity, all day long, people coming and going, gangsters hustling, guys on the corner doing nothing, kids running around.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah