hasten

Example Sentences

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The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Fusion engineers will use this “digital twin” to run simulations, ultimately to hasten the goal of producing fusion energy at a commercial scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The German government just approved a list of measures to cut red tape that should hasten deployment.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

She gains access to Merril’s phone and texts Raquel to hasten the two women getting back together.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

I could do nothing, however, so I plucked up what heart I could and said that we had better hasten, as the afternoon was passing....

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker