Example Sentences

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She prepares dinner, then hurries to an Amazon warehouse for a 6 1/2-hour shift sorting, scanning and hefting bulky items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Rosa hurries to her aunt's house, hoping to catch the last of the daylight.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

He takes the dishes off her hands and hurries to drop them off at the sink before delivering those six water glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Each hurries forth into the night, headed somewhere we can’t possibly know in a world full of uncertainty.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

She hurries down the steps, crouches down next to him, runs her hand down his back.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon