hurrying

Example Sentences

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We would play on until the light started to fade, which indicated it was time to head home - again, I don't ever recall my mum or dad hurrying me in!

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Hamstring injuries are finicky, especially for a mobile quarterback, and hurrying back from one is never smart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

We’re most vulnerable when we’re hurrying to check things off the to-do list and get a good deal, especially one too good to be true.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

Outside the core protest group, most students walking through Sproul Plaza paused only momentarily to take in the spectacle before hurrying on to class.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

The door opened wider, and we saw then a lady in a dressing gown, coming down a huge wide staircase, and then hurrying towards us across the hallway.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo