hurry
verb (used without object)
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed byup ).
Example Sentences
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The following day, a 30-year-old ski patroller named Cole Murphy was with a team of colleagues hurrying to clear the freshly fallen snow from a series of expert slopes known, appropriately, as the Avalanche Chutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
From its opening, in 1999, the narrative briefly advances to 2002 and Siri’s glimpse of a young man hurrying away from a homeless encampment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
"This is a last chance mission because Europe senses that things are hurrying up - they are afraid that this could be done too quickly and badly," Mr Maillard said.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
We’re most vulnerable when we’re hurrying to check things off the to-do list and get a good deal, especially one too good to be true.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
“And another old comrade!” he roared, hurrying to the bard and flinging his arms about him with such enthusiasm that Taran heard Fflewddur’s ribs creak.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
