Example Sentences

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The rabbit slowly raises its head and, when the boy is just a few paces away, unhurriedly hop-lumbers through a gap in a nearby thicket.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022

After a few anxious moments, the Vimy reappeared, ascending unhurriedly into the sky.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2022

Those theatrical whirligigs gave way to less frantic works like “Arcadia,” “The Coast of Utopia” and “The Hard Problem,” in which characters unhurriedly talk, supported by Stoppard’s acquired confidence that his public will listen.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2021

I saw foxes unhurriedly crossing the street, front yard bee hives, young deer scraping their antlers, and trees that took my breath away.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2020

It was hard to rush through without being overtly rude, but now the man from Bat Lady’s house was almost to the street corner, moving unhurriedly but somehow fast.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben