hustle
verb (used without object)
to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
has hustled
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present perfectof hustle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Spire has hustled to create this market and made something out of nothing.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
NBC has hustled to schedule “make goods,” meaning giving advertisers extra commercials because TV viewership was lower than expected, and Bevacqua predicted 99% of the obligations will be completed at Olympics’ end.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
Eric Spackey, chief executive of Bluewater, said he too feels pressure to keep the doors open, and as military uniform orders decline he has hustled to find new customers.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2016
Memories of Marilyn Monroe in Stills Throughout his 50-year career as television journalist, Marvin Scott has hustled for stories in front of the camera.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2010
The broom of the beadle outside now has hustled The lime and the palm that so pleasantly rustled.
From Songs of Labor and Other Poems by Morris Rosenfeld
