hasten away

Example Sentences

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It is I that must hasten away, and he that must remain.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Train after train of tourists, upon horses and mules, or dragging weary feet, descended from among the mountains, to find carriages here and hasten away.

From An American Girl Abroad by Trafton, Adeline

Father Temple had been detained by one of the church-wardens, and as he turned to hasten away the boy, standing near, caught the black skirt of the priest.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

For a moment I had a feeling as if I must turn back there and then, and hasten away precipitately from this place, never stopping or staying till the distance gave me shelter.

From The Wish A Novel by Sudermann, Hermann

And now I would rather hasten away from Brussels, and wander on to other scenes; and yet there are many things I fain would speak of, and some people, too, worth a mention in passing.

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James