flurried
Example Sentences
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For 27 clubs, that meant an afternoon of flurried activity, with top international prospects officially signing deals that, in many cases, they had effectively been committed to for months, if not years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
Boston flurried at the end of the half to take a 68-56 lead into halftime.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022
City Council staffers flurried to do the same for their bosses.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2017
In the midst of his flurried activity, I often feared I was underfoot: a hindrance who needed instruction, rather than a helping hand.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2016
Outside the brush house in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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