Example Sentences

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That natural process happens everywhere as ground is compressed, but the study published this month in the journal Earth’s Future sought to estimate how the massive weight of the city itself is hurrying things along.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023

It is hurrying to finish a $380 million 116-mile steel wall that the government says will be “impenetrable.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022

After a punishing schedule of rallies in six states on Sunday, President Trump is hurrying through four more battleground states on Monday.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2020

He is hurrying to join the marchers, awkward in his isolation.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2017

Roli is hurrying across the parking lot, too.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina