How to Use hectic in a Sentence

hectic

adjective

• We both had hectic days at work.
• She maintains a hectic schedule as a journalist and mother.
• The dogs, too, kept running off amid the very hectic shoot and had to be chased down.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
• And in a city as hectic as Hanoi, that was certainly the case.
  — Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
• To make to-dos less hectic, opt for a gadget that can get two jobs done at the same time.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• The last three years have been hectic with supply chains and a hobby boom.
  — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2023
• The bathroom was a center of calm in the otherwise hectic suite.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• While the schedules may be hectic, getting IRL face time with fans means a lot to them.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 May 2023
• Things are much less hectic off-screen for Garner at home.
  — Alex Cramer, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
• For a book that’s barely 100 pages, things get a little hectic.
  — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2023
• With only two tables to serve and clean up after, the game rarely gets too hectic.
  — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2022
• The new routes couldn’t come at a better time — the airport is expecting a hectic spring break.
  — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2023
• But on the flip side, planning and putting it all together can get hectic.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 13 Dec. 2022
• Perhaps the doctor is at the end of a very long shift and has been worn out from a day of hectic activities.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• Jean, who had 10 siblings, worked as a registered nurse, and the boys grew up in a hectic household.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• Over the course of a single hectic day in New York City, three people from Feña’s past are thrust back into his life.
  — Vulture, 4 Jan. 2023
• Your schedule could feel hectic as the Sun and Mercury conjoin in your busy 3rd house, giving you lots of things to do and places to be.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• In recent years, there’s been a surge of new lounge openings at airports in the US and around the world, with dozens more on the way to bring a sense of calm to some of the most hectic hubs.
  — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2023
• But for a lo-fi bagel, the 365 plain would do well on hectic mornings, stuffed in your kid's hand before shooing them off to school.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
• It's been a hectic few weeks of fashion in the French capital city, where menswear and now the couture shows are taking place.
  — Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 6 July 2023
• The Tide haven’t been great on the road this year and the energy in Baton Rouge is always hectic for rivalry games like this.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• What with the absence of sleep, the hectic schedules, and the complete lack of personal space, parenting is no joke.
  — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2022
• But the tone seemed too hectic and self-consciously outrageous to suit the subject.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• Enjoy the calming scene before your day gets too hectic.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• The game offered a contrast in styles: Mater Dei’s inside muscle vs. Mission Hills’ push-the-ball-up-the-floor, hectic pace and 3-point shooting.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
• Indeed, in the hectic early days of the pandemic, some of the recipes in his newest book were finalized as the photos were shot.
  — Adina Steiman, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
• In a game as hectic as this though, no lead was ever truly safe, as United proved in the second half of extra time.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
• That support has brought Williams some solace during a hectic time.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 7 Nov. 2022
• At the University of Michigan, it’s been a hectic start to the school year, as the internet is down at all three campuses on the first day of school.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2023
• The presidency is a hectic job, and the world is invariably chaotic.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024