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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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The court determined that customers weren’t given a proper chance to challenge the hurried sale before its approval.
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The sense of unfurling continued in pointed heels that opened at the top — evoking a sense of hurried (un-)dress.
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But after the dozens of failed safety inspections and the hurried evacuation of thousands of public housing residents, Grenfell is looking like something else entirely: a dire warning.
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And, according to records, he wasn’t arrested by police after his hurried exit from the club, then on U.S. 1 in Oakland Park.
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With three minutes of stoppage time added on to the half’s end, left back Jones got too hurried in playing a ball back toward Frei.
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Her hurried departure is a sore spot with Tom’s son, Edward, who visits Kyra at the top of the show.
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Other sailors, believing the ship was under attack, hurried to man the guns.
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Part of Golden State's fast-break success can be attributed to Cleveland's hurried shots and poor offensive possessions.
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First Known Use of hurried
1667
hurried Synonyms
Synonyms
cursory, drive-by, flying, gadarene, headlong, helter-skelter, hasty, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, rash, rushedAntonyms
deliberate, unhurried, unrushedRelated Words
breakneck, breathtaking; headstrong, heady, hotheaded, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, reckless, unadvised; quick, rapid, speedy, swift; horseback, impromptu, makeshift, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, rush, slapdash, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment; abrupt, suddenNear 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, slowHURRIED Defined for English Language Learners
hurried
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adjective
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
hurried
adjective
hur·ried
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Definition of hurried for Students
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:going or working with speed :fast
- a hurried waitress
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:done in a hurry
- a hurried dinner
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hurriedly
adverbLearn More about hurried
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