hurly
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Etymology
Origin of hurly
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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And for Rylance, the hurly burly of theater — “a dance with the audience,” he calls it — has always most propelled him as an actor.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022
I need to do that outside of the hurly burly of the regular office.
From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2020
I didn’t see the call when it came in, in the hurly burly of things I didn’t notice.
From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2016
John Major was another PM who used cricket as a form of escape from the political hurly burly.
From BBC • May 29, 2012
You’ll think all this very strange, and confus’d, but I assure you, there you’l soon hear of a hurly Burly; but I will see my friend or that can happen.
From Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles by Lang, Andrew
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