rushing

Example Sentences

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Companies are rushing to buy new war coverage, with real estate war-risk cover in the Persian Gulf costing 6% to 8% of property value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In the evolving landscape of college basketball, talented freshmen fated to spend two semesters on campus before rushing off to the NBA draft used to be all the rage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Eight months of planning, three weeks of installation: Production crews are rushing to ready the Dolby Theatre for Sunday’s Oscars with just 72 hours remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"She started playing well, and I was rushing and frustrated, but I'm happy that I managed to bounce back and turn it around in the second set."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It wasn’t what I’d have imagined as a boy: a castle on a lonely cliff, scholars in robes rushing down stone stairways with heavy books.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin