was hustling
- past progressive of hustle.
Example Sentences
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“You should have seen me, I was hustling and hustling for them,” she recounts about finding her famous client a home to purchase.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
Everyone was hustling to make it, from the homeless man who thinks he’s James Bond to the elderly woman selling flowers next to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
O’Neill contended he was hustling on the play.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
Though on this particular day, he was hustling around the office with nary a spare moment.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2019
I watched all this as I hustled toward him without trying to look like I was hustling toward him.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
