hustling
- present participle of hustle.
Example Sentences
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The hustling and harrying, the scarcely human work-rate, the big-time mentality - it was all key to the win over Rangers.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Allison Ellsworth spent a decade hustling to build soda company Poppi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
And that’s without injured stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who are hustling back as fast as their bodies will let them from hamstring and oblique injuries, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
There are already those who are hustling in AI out of fears that it is their last chance at the American dream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
After a lot of hustling and cajoling, Kate got Constance moving, then quick-stepped it to the cafeteria with the smaller girl riding piggyback.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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