How to Use rush in a Sentence

rush

1 of 2 noun
  • His pass-rush skills were strong.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t kind of rush to your spot.
    The Athletic, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That’s how bad the pass rush was.
    Kevin Sherrington feb. 21, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • No need to break records to feel the rush.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • If that was true, why the rush to war now?
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Soon, his brain was hooked on that dopamine rush.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Don't be in such a rush to get past it.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Not that there’s any rush on that, at least for now.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But Tehran is in no rush to cut a deal.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But Tehran is in no rush to cut a deal.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
  • An elbow to the chops to slow a rush.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • There is no rush to be first chair, no mad dash to the top.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The kitchen made it through that first lunch rush with no big mishaps.
    Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • No end of the day rush for a final ride.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There’s this real sort of rush to flee.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There’s no rush to do anything.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Is there any pass rush that can be relied on?
    Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • The prize is large enough to explain the rush.
    Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • The good news is that the rush never lasts.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Ah, but enough of this espresso rush.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Here, too, the Guards might not be in a rush to act.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • But the early rush of sales was a sign of things to come.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 15 May 2026
  • Biggers then found the end zone again on an two-yard rush.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For now, there is no rush to grow into that type of role.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Isaac, for his part, is in no rush to return to the stage.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Some days, there is little left by the time the rush is over.
    Jamiel Robinson, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • The pass rush is always fierce in May.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • The Auburn rush defense is elite.
    Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos pass rush is on one tonight.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Necas sent a pass to him near the top of the right circle on the rush.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

rush

2 of 2 verb
  • The children rushed down the stairs.
  • We were rushing to catch the bus.
  • She rushed to close the window when she heard the rain.
  • Water rushed through the pipes.
  • I rushed home from work to get ready for the party.
  • He rushed through his work and made a lot of careless mistakes.
  • The rushing water broke through the barrier.
  • He got nervous because they rushed him.
  • Firefighters rushed to the accident scene.
  • But why rush it, when there’s still rockin’ to be done?
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Love was sacked five times and was rushed a lot more than that.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There's no reason to rush through it.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The city staff rushes it through to fruition.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Ohtani looked neither rusty nor rushed.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Blackmon said the process felt rushed.
    Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Some of that is due to us just rushing at times.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Steward, who lives a few blocks down, rushed to the scene.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • That’s when the first in a series of helpers rushed to his aid.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The Cougars have rushed for just 903 yards.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But Williams isn’t rushing through it.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Your future self—tired, rushed, and so ready to be home—will thank you.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The goal is never to rush someone back to work.
    Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Colder air will rush in once the main line ahead of the cold front moves through.
    Rachael Jay, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The goal is not to rush into the next chapter.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • King was rushed to a hospital and died.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Our survival brain wants to rush to an endpoint.
    Hylke Faber, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • He was quickly rushed away and did not witness any blood.
    Amanda Castro gabe Whisnant anna Commander toby Meyjes shane Croucher john Feng joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Officers rushed to the scene and found three men shot.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Barnes is +107 to rush for 50 or more yards.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Doctors rushed him into a six-hour open-heart surgery.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026

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