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.
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Foster’s hurried firing on Sunday morning comes after his hurried hiring in February 2024, his placement a band-aid one week after Chip Kelly bolted to be offensive coordinator at Ohio State.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs blitzed just to force a hurried throw from Hurts.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Parker saw Moss’ maturity in his footwork — smooth rather than hurried.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Some sequences feel hurried, some satirical dialogue is a little too on the nose and a special effect around the climax lacks the polish of the production design elsewhere.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs blitzed just to force a hurried throw from Hurts.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Parker saw Moss’ maturity in his footwork — smooth rather than hurried.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Some sequences feel hurried, some satirical dialogue is a little too on the nose and a special effect around the climax lacks the polish of the production design elsewhere.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hurried
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“Hurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurried. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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