- present participle of hustle.
hustling
Example Sentences
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Restaurant teams and executives are focused and hustling, Masino said, but Cracker Barrel’s recovery remains fragile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Raducanu played with an aggressive fearlessness during that unforgettable run at Flushing Meadows, taking returns early and hustling her opponents as she did not drop a set.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“You should have seen me, I was hustling and hustling for them,” she recounts about finding her famous client a home to purchase.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Grace watched as a mom pushed a stroller past the window, hustling to get wherever she was going.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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