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 first meeting hastily took place over Google Meet — an unsecure choice, especially after DOGE requested personally identifiable information.
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Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The rebels captured Goma for the first time in 2012 but hastily withdrew, as military defeats and international sanctions slapped on their Rwandan backers forced them into exile.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
Most managers brought in mid-season hastily comb through the wreckage, tweak personnel into a shape that makes sense, and figure out how to boost performance levels.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The blackout’s impact was dramatic: transport hubs were shuttered and governments in both countries, which share a population of around 60 million people, hastily arranged emergency meetings to coordinate a response.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
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Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The rebels captured Goma for the first time in 2012 but hastily withdrew, as military defeats and international sanctions slapped on their Rwandan backers forced them into exile.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
Most managers brought in mid-season hastily comb through the wreckage, tweak personnel into a shape that makes sense, and figure out how to boost performance levels.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The blackout’s impact was dramatic: transport hubs were shuttered and governments in both countries, which share a population of around 60 million people, hastily arranged emergency meetings to coordinate a response.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hastily. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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