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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The flags that typically stand behind the podium when the President speaks were hastily brought in.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Windscale’s two piles had been hastily built during the British atomic bomb project.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The site, hastily erected through no-bid contracts, transformed 6,000 acres of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport into a temporary tent detention center.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
This policy was hastily implemented all in the name of doing the work to avoid difficult budget cuts.
—Josh Coyne, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Windscale’s two piles had been hastily built during the British atomic bomb project.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The site, hastily erected through no-bid contracts, transformed 6,000 acres of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport into a temporary tent detention center.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
This policy was hastily implemented all in the name of doing the work to avoid difficult budget cuts.
—Josh Coyne, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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 27 Apr. 2026.
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