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
A coat hanging on a wall hook turns out to be one that was left there in haste, with notes between distant lovers still residing in the pockets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
I retreated from him in haste and, settling on a stool by the wall, tried to calm myself.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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