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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Veteran guards Tyus Jones, Lonzo Ball and Chris Paul all joined new teams last offseason, only for their contracts to be hastily offloaded at the deadline in white-flag trades.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Three-time Olympics closing ceremony host alum Carillo was hastily drafted to step in for Guthrie.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The Conservatives, staring at electoral oblivion, hastily followed suit, pledging to repeal the Climate Change Act.
—Bjorn Lomborg, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
In October 1941 a 14-year-old Jewish boy named Yitzhak Rudashevski sat in a crowded hiding place in Vilna Poland, hastily writing in his diary.
—Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Three-time Olympics closing ceremony host alum Carillo was hastily drafted to step in for Guthrie.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The Conservatives, staring at electoral oblivion, hastily followed suit, pledging to repeal the Climate Change Act.
—Bjorn Lomborg, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
In October 1941 a 14-year-old Jewish boy named Yitzhak Rudashevski sat in a crowded hiding place in Vilna Poland, hastily writing in his diary.
—Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 2026.
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