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

“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

I can attest to that after spending several hours with her on Tuesday, hustling to keep up as she taught at two schools and then hurried home to greet her private students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

After a lot of hustling and cajoling, Kate got Constance moving, then quick-stepped it to the cafeteria with the smaller girl riding piggyback.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart