hustling

Example Sentences

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Allison Ellsworth spent a decade hustling to build soda company Poppi.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"They have made her look like she is a desperate young girl hustling for people's money," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

"No problem," John John said, before hustling off.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds