haste
Example Sentences
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And now that Clare knew what must be done, it was best done in haste.
From Literature
I buttoned my sweater all wrong in my haste and stuffed my feet into my shoes without bothering to tie them.
From Literature
But he didn’t have the expressive variety to make the horror of Hercules’ death scene match lines like “Along my feverish veins, like liquid fire, the subtle poison hastes.”
"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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
