The general was forced to make a hurried decision.
She had a hurried meeting with her advisers before speaking to the press.
Recent Examples on the WebEven in this hectic, hurried world, some folks are still taking the time to make pie the old-fashioned way — working the dough, rolling out the crust, whipping egg white for meringue and so forth.—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024 Gallops forth a curried horse, Trotting through a hurried course.—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024 All of this remains curiously inert and uninvolving in Oh, Canada, which at 95 minutes seems too hurried to layer much drama into Leonard’s purging or much pathos into Emma’s discovery of his secrets.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 Russian military bloggers have long accused top generals of corruption and incompetence, especially after the army’s hurried withdrawal from parts of Ukraine after seriously over-extending itself during the first days of the invasion.—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hurried
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