mad rush

Example Sentences

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Penelope could scarcely decide what to say first, and the whole story tumbled out in a mad rush.

From Literature

As the clock counted down to 16:00, Tianna Hunkins braced herself for a mad rush.

From BBC

And with that, Kerr is interrupted by a Tannoy announcement that "Nigel Farage will be on the main stage at 1pm", and a mad rush to the main stage ensues.

From BBC

In the mad rush to flee the flames, droves of residents had abandoned their cars in an immovable traffic jam on Palisades Drive.

From Los Angeles Times

The fires that tore through Altadena and Pacific Palisades have created a mad rush for a place to live, as thousands of newly homeless families enter what was already a housing market in crisis.

From Los Angeles Times