Example Sentences

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Q: Our daughter is crawling and exploring, and we are hurrying to childproof our house.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

And now two police officers are hurrying toward him.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2021

At the prodding of the federal government, state health departments nationwide are hurrying to complete “Crisis Standards of Care” plans to guide medical professionals in such catastrophes and determine what should trigger them.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2016

A street cleaner is scraping ice off the pavement and local residents bundled up in fur coats are hurrying past grey Soviet-era apartment blocks on their way to the shops or to work.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2014

In an overwhelming number of crashes, the plane is behind schedule, so the pilots are hurrying.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell