How to Use hurried in a Sentence

hurried

adjective

• The general was forced to make a hurried decision.
• She had a hurried meeting with her advisers before speaking to the press.
• The play had no chance and Jones' hurried throw bounced in front of Johnson.
  — Art Stapleton, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
• The hurried hoofbeats of gods, riding atop the backs of beasts.
  — Demi Adejuyigbe, The New Yorker, 30 May 2017
• The hurried kiss and his tongue latched around my left nipple.
  — Danielle C. Belton, The Root, 29 Apr. 2018
• Telegram had ordered its lawyers to skip the hearing in protest of the hurried process.
  — Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
• When Zuerlein was cleared the Cowboys were on a hurried plan to get him some kicks.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2021
• The in-store sale starts at 5 p.m. local time when stores open to hurried shoppers.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2019
• As kids head back to school, the morning meal can get lost in the shuffle of more hurried routines.
  — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2017
• For some, the news came via panicked phone calls and hurried text messages.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
• The response was blank looks and some hurried Google searching.
  — Faye Flam, STAT, 23 Feb. 2022
• King has been in an anxious mood all day, and his room reflects his hurried state of mind.
  — John Blake, CNN, 3 Apr. 2018
• J’town got a final shot for the win, but Jaydon Marks-Hackley’s hurried 3-point try at the buzzer missed.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2023
• For Frost, the hurried measures were the mark of a blatant double standard.
  — Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• And the effect of that process can be heard in the text, which strides forward with the hurried rhythm of someone speaking to themselves aloud.
  — Colin Asher, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2021
• The male and female hurried behind the sales counter pushed merchandise off a shelf and into the garbage bags.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
• The other is a hurried homemaker who doesn’t want to spend time or effort in the kitchen but still wants to eat good food.
  — Daniel Neman, charlotteobserver, 20 Mar. 2018
• Janelle Meoño raced up the first-base line, causing a hurried throw on an infield single to sail wide of first base.
  — John McKelvey, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2021
• Her hurried departure is a sore spot with Tom’s son, Edward, who visits Kyra at the top of the show.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 June 2017
• Ibrahim fell down while blocking, popped up to catch a hurried dump-off by Morgan and rumbled for a first down.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
• The boy’s small hand waved through the wreckage as a man out walking his dog hurried to the site, climbed through a pile of glass and rebar and promised to get help right away.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2021
• But those hurried mornings are exactly what the AirStrait was made for.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
• Ruiz’s throw to second baseman Will Rhine forced out Thomas, but Rhine’s hurried throw to first in a bid to complete the double play was off the mark.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• Don’t tell the line cooks at Clyde’s that a sandwich is simply the stuff of lunchboxes and hurried meals at office desks.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
• By day, the musicians speed-walk a little sightseeing on the way to hurried meals.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• Step aside to look at your phone, and remember to stand on the right side of the escalator, so hurried commuters can walk on the left.
  — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2021
• For a moment, the only sounds were the hurried prayers of the civil servants mumbling under their breath.
  — Rukmini Callimachi, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• With three minutes of stoppage time added on to the half’s end, left back Jones got too hurried in playing a ball back toward Frei.
  — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2017
• But this wasn’t a flip like the other houses farther down the beach, some hurried renovation to be rented for $500 a night.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
• Newman said the true number of deaths could be even higher, but the hurried nature of the crime and feelings of shame, regret and embarrassment can keep cases in the dark.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024