precipitantly

Example Sentences

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He sank a catamaran in a storm in the Mediterranean, after Ann had prayed for three nights on deck while he apologised, precipitantly, for drowning their children.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2017

But he aimed far higher, precipitantly invaded Tin Pan Alley.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the poor came to town very precipitantly, as I have said, yet, I must say, the rich made no such haste.

From History of the Plague in London by Defoe, Daniel

They stepped back precipitantly, and one of the men was tripped up as a shaft slipped between his legs.

From The Return of Tharn by Browne, Howard

While our family was living in Lahore, one morning the servant came precipitantly into my room.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa