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
In “Weren’t for the Wind,” her second top 40 hit, she’s addicted to leaving, trampling promises underfoot in her haste to hit the road.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"Parliament members now need to make haste so that they can bring in skilled, honest and deserving candidates to the seats reserved for women in parliament."
From BBC • Feb. 13, 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
“There! you will find it scarcely more legible than a crumpled, scratched page. Read on: only make haste, for I suffer.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing haste
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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