Example Sentences

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Police were on their way, and unarmed security guards were hustling visitors to the exits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Inside, customers were glued to their phones, while the baristas were hustling behind the counter, hurriedly making drinks or warming up food.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

Election officials were hustling to get through a backlog of tens of thousands of ballots to determine the race’s winner.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

During the late 1960s, even as Didion and Dunne were alternating month to month on “Points West,” they were hustling film projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2021

From there she saw that the two guards were hustling the mayor back through the door of the Gathering Hall.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau