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Examples of hurried in a Sentence
The general was forced to make a hurried decision.
She had a hurried meeting with her advisers before speaking to the press.
Recent Examples of hurried from the Web
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Like a basketball version of a smoke detector or check-engine light, Golden State’s coach jolted towards the court to warn of impending danger, unleashing a hurried timeout call midway through the first quarter.
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The session is gavelled in by the presiding speaker, the Republican representative Chris Kannady, who begins moving through the day’s agenda with a hurried voice, like a bored auctioneer.
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The hurried kiss and his tongue latched around my left nipple.
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Among Jackson's allies, even within the West Wing, some have grumbled that Trump's hurried decision to elevate him without extensive vetting has essentially let Jackson hang out to dry.
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Early Tuesday morning, Rittenhouse Square had all but returned to normal as residents of the relatively upscale neighborhood walked their dogs and others hurried to work.
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Telegram had ordered its lawyers to skip the hearing in protest of the hurried process.
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The hurried moves came a day after Trump surprised the military and some of his own staff with talk of deploying troops to guard the border.
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For a moment, the only sounds were the hurried prayers of the civil servants mumbling under their breath.
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First Known Use of hurried
1667
hurried Synonyms
Synonyms
cursory, flying, hasty, headlong, helter-skelter, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, rash, rushed;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
calculated, calculating, measured;
circumspect, foresighted, forethoughtful;
drawn-out, extended, long-term, prolonged;
faltering, hesitant, hesitating, tentative;
dallying, dawdling, laggard, leisurely, poky (or pokey), shilly-shallying, slow;
Related Words
headstrong, heady, hotheaded, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, reckless, unadvised;
horseback, impromptu, makeshift, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, rush, slapdash, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment;
HURRIED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hurried for English Language Learners
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: happening or done very quickly or too quickly
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: working very quickly or too quickly
HURRIED Defined for Kids
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