Example Sentences

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The first thing he noticed was that she failed to follow the scrubbing protocol, hurrying over her fingers and nails, finishing in a minute when everyone else took at least three.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Houses and hills ablaze, people abandoning homes and cars, walking down the hill toward the sea and hurrying along Pacific Coast Highway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

A shirtless man is seen holding a towel around his waist, and hurrying down a hallway.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

Later, he’d regret hurrying Hesterfowl to an answer.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman