hurry
verb (used without object)
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed byup ).
Example Sentences
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Bourses on the continent are hurrying to increase their competitiveness in an increasingly U.S.-dominated market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The following day, a 30-year-old ski patroller named Cole Murphy was with a team of colleagues hurrying to clear the freshly fallen snow from a series of expert slopes known, appropriately, as the Avalanche Chutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Hamstring injuries are finicky, especially for a mobile quarterback, and hurrying back from one is never smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
"This is a last chance mission because Europe senses that things are hurrying up - they are afraid that this could be done too quickly and badly," Mr Maillard said.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
“Here, ma’am. Oh, let me do something!” cried the boy, hurrying from the next room whither he had withdrawn, feeling that their first sorrow was too sacred for even his friendly eyes to see.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
