in haste
Example Sentences
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President Masoud Pezeshkian is a functionary, selected in haste in 2024 to replace Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed into a mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Most obituaries are written in haste with the help of a funeral director,” said James R. Hagerty, a longtime obituary writer for the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
But he argued that the transition was launched in haste, pointing to a shortage of teachers, as well as teaching guides and materials.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Some critics argued that the meeting was organised in haste and was too short to cover all the key topics.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
The most plausible explanation was that any lions out there—if lions they were—were released pets, bought in haste and later regretted.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
