hasty
Example Sentences
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The EPA soil sampling comes amid mounting pressure from residents and environmentalists who say that a hasty federal cleanup effort had left behind or spread hazardous fire debris.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The Hearts players and staff made a hasty exit after the game, with some players still in their match kit on the team bus as they headed back to Edinburgh.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The hasty announcement shows how Canada’s complicated language politics continue to loom over its business world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The scrambled dab of powder on my nose, the hasty comb through my hair, and then the inevitable knock on the door and the entrance of the cards on a silver tray.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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