- present tense form of rush (3rd person singular).
rushes
Example Sentences
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Downpours from intense summer thunderstorms can fall faster than the water can soak into the ground and, instead, it rushes over the surface, leading to flash flooding.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Too late, a UN security guard rushes in with a fire extinguisher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
While demand for next-generation data centers remains hot, executives signaled that output is capped by current manufacturing limits as it rushes to build out new capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then he spots Argentine rapper Trueno striding across the stadium floor, and rushes over for a hug.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
A boy with curly hair and freckles rushes in like a messy whirlwind.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
