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

I can attest to that after spending several hours with her on Tuesday, hustling to keep up as she taught at two schools and then hurried home to greet her private students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

How does Mick Cronin survive this, sending his own player off the court after hustling hard on defense to get a piece of the ball but unfortunately too much contact and drew a foul.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Within two weeks, I’d had more sleep than during any two months when I had been in Harlem hustling day and night.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey