Example Sentences

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Then he hied to the living room couch.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 31, 2011

When the author took the play home for repairs, Nichols hied himself off to Vancouver for the summer to direct “The Importance of Being Earnest” and to play the Dauphin opposite Susan Kohner’s St. Joan.

From Newsweek

To return the visit to them in Rome last year by King George and Queen Mary, King Vittorio Emanuele and Queen Elena, accompanied by Prince Umberto and Princess Mafalda, hied them to London.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the Pilgrims in mind, Solarin hied off to the bush to start Mayflower School.

From Time Magazine Archive

The number of bankruptcies hied with the federal court in Midland went up by 65 percent.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger