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

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

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

The Lakers star then passed to a hustling Austin Reaves, who took a few dribbles to get a Kings defender to commit before making an alley-oop pass to James for a two-handed, rim-hanging dunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

My relatives arrived for my party, hustling in the door, removing their coats, and hugging me.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals