hastily
adverb
hast·i·ly
ˈhā-stə-lē 
Examples of hastily in a Sentence
the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors
the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator
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Pennywise remembers their 1908 encounter and hastily eats the general’s face.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
But Kelly was hastily fired more than two weeks ago following the Raiders’ 2-9 start.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Ilhan Omar, on CNN just the other day, blamed the fraud on hastily available funding for new programs and there being no guardrails in place.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Those familiar with the case say Hernández’s 2024 conviction was not pulled together hastily − or vindictively − by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
But Kelly was hastily fired more than two weeks ago following the Raiders’ 2-9 start.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Ilhan Omar, on CNN just the other day, blamed the fraud on hastily available funding for new programs and there being no guardrails in place.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Those familiar with the case say Hernández’s 2024 conviction was not pulled together hastily − or vindictively − by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hastily
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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hastily. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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