hurry-scurry
Example Sentences
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Having been chased hurry-scurry from Kiangsi Province right to the suburbs of Changsha, Hunan, the Chinese turned around and, with a fury they have never shown before, lashed the Japanese back and back.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hurry-scurry, the angry hum of recent weeks had departed; a quivering stillness now permeated the premises.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
The streets were filled with the hurry-scurry of a moving army, splashing through mud puddles.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Beppo was glad enough to have a helper who did not have to be told anything twice, and in the hurry-scurry of the preparations Giovanni made himself useful beyond belief.
From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise
We saddled the donkey, and my mother went hurry-scurry to the château.
From The House of the Combrays by Le Notre, G., [pseud.]
