hurrying

Example Sentences

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Some Iranians, hurrying about their day, demurred from speaking.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

From its opening, in 1999, the narrative briefly advances to 2002 and Siri’s glimpse of a young man hurrying away from a homeless encampment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Inside, there were already more than a half dozen deputies hurrying around the station in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 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

Michael turned, and sure enough, Gibby was hurrying through the grass, waving her Christopher Pike book in the air.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly