in haste
Example Sentences
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President Masoud Pezeshkian is a functionary, selected in haste in 2024 to replace Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed into a mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Most obituaries are written in haste with the help of a funeral director,” said James R. Hagerty, a longtime obituary writer for the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
But he argued that the transition was launched in haste, pointing to a shortage of teachers, as well as teaching guides and materials.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Once at the warehouse, dozens of volunteers began the slow process of hanging them up on metal fences that had also been sourced in haste.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
A minute later, the flap separating Major Major’s office from the orderly room flew open and the second C.I.D. man was back, puffing frantically in haste.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
