How do you use Hurried in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like fast or hasty, plus the exact meaning.
Hurried meaning
Done in a hurry; rushed.
Synonyms of Hurried
Using Hurried
- The main meaning on this page is: Done in a hurry; rushed.
- Useful related words include: fast, hasty, rushed, rush.
- In the example corpus, hurried often appears in combinations such as: hurried to, and hurried, hurried back.
Context around Hurried
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hurried
- In this selection, "hurried" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, firefighter, anaesthetist, jenny, executive, plot and inside stand out and add context to how "hurried" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a firefighter hurried over to and and jenny hurried after him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hurried" sits close to words such as anthropologists, archived and awakens, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hurried
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
City crews this week hurried to fill potholes ahead of rain expected next week. (14 words)
I hurried inside where I saw his body hanging from a ceiling fan hook in our bedroom”. (17 words)
Thompkins and another rider hurried to a woman in shock after a train window fell on her. (17 words)
Authorities described Davis as the "shot caller" of a hurried plot to avenge the beating of his nephew, Orlando Anderson, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena by Shakur and members of his entourage on the night of Sep 7, 1996, not long before the shooting. (45 words)
Without a timeout, the Mountaineers hurried up the court and Toussaint attempted a challenged 3 in an effort to tie, but it was off the mark and rebounded by Flagler, who then made two free throws to seal the verdict. (40 words)
If things escalate, the emergence of more concerning symptoms such as infrequent trips to the loo, a faster heartbeat, sunken eyes, hurried breathing, and notably dark yellow wee - which she stressed as a clear red flag for dehydration. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to him, the hurried Executive Order has further exposed him as a governor with emotions and not acting based on informed opinion.
A firefighter hurried over to bring oxygen, but there wasn’t much else he could do until the man was taken to the hospital, Else Cobb, 88, remembers.
Authorities described Davis as the "shot caller" of a hurried plot to avenge the beating of his nephew, Orlando Anderson, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena by Shakur and members of his entourage on the night of Sep 7, 1996, not long before the shooting.
Drama came mostly in the debate about whether Murray should have hurried back from his torn ACL in time for the playoffs.
Epler said that wind farm construction must also be mindful of resources and environmental impact, adding that plans cannot be hurried.
Harry writes that the mood changed when doctors decided to give his wife an epidural to ease her pain: “The anaesthetist hurried in. Off went the music, on went the lights.
I hurried inside where I saw his body hanging from a ceiling fan hook in our bedroom”.
John Duffin asked, eyeing Jenny, but Jimmy turned and walked out of the pub, and Jenny hurried after him.
John McCormack‘s father laughed derisively at this and hurried back to work in The Woolen Mills – a large factory in Athlone.
The Niners can run — the Achilles heel of the Eagles defense — and TE George Kittle finds open spaces when Purdy is hurried — a key element against the NFL’s best pass rush.
Thompkins and another rider hurried to a woman in shock after a train window fell on her.
Trailing behind the man were a middle-aged woman, three girls, and one boy; Alexis and Yenis hurried to keep up with them.
Van Meekeren delivered a short one which Shakib tried to cut but the ball hurried on to him and took a bit of extra bounce and the batter gloved it to the keeper.
We hurried into the tent just after the show started, distracted in the neon party yard, photo ops and people we knew and the bar.
Without a timeout, the Mountaineers hurried up the court and Toussaint attempted a challenged 3 in an effort to tie, but it was off the mark and rebounded by Flagler, who then made two free throws to seal the verdict.
City crews this week hurried to fill potholes ahead of rain expected next week.
Cllr Roberts previously spoke out about the review, saying she was "deeply disappointed" with the outcome and the "hurried" six-week time frame.
He was hurried the third highest amount (59), behind Seattle’s Geno Smith (63) and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes (60).
If things escalate, the emergence of more concerning symptoms such as infrequent trips to the loo, a faster heartbeat, sunken eyes, hurried breathing, and notably dark yellow wee - which she stressed as a clear red flag for dehydration.
In a gesture reminiscent of the Godswill Akpabio era, he handed a white envelope to the children, waved goodbye, and watched as they hurried back to the barracks where they live with their parents.
Common combinations with hurried
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hurried to 29×
- and hurried 13×
- hurried back 11×
- the hurried 7×
- he hurried 7×
- was hurried 6×
- be hurried 4×
- they hurried 4×
- hurried through 4×
- hurried into 3×