Example Sentences

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For now, Europe has been hurrying to fill supply holes, in part by firing up coal power plants and by increasing imports of liquefied natural gas.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2022

He rattles off the last of the stops he has been hurrying past for years.

From Time Magazine Archive

She has been hurrying towards the house, having only just heard of her husband's arrival, she not having expected him for some time later, trains at Pullingham being none of the most punctual.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

Something has been hurrying me to be ready for the great event.

From The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont by Thompson, D. P.