in haste
Example Sentences
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“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
Once at the warehouse, dozens of volunteers began the slow process of hanging them up on metal fences that had also been sourced in haste.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
A coat hanging on a wall hook turns out to be one that was left there in haste, with notes between distant lovers still residing in the pockets.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
Meanwhile, there was this gold to be dried and melted, and in haste, too, for the Great God Ra was sinking lower and lower in the sky.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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