Flurried

Examples

• Let me impart my confidence to you, you flurried little thing, in my own way. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• She was a little flurried by the unexpected visit, and the schoolmaster was not at his ease. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I was so sure of his meaning that I said, quite flurried, You are very welcome, sir. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I have been a good deal flurried,' replied Mrs. Raddle, in a reproachful manner. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• No, no, Pa, no,' cried Bella, greatly flurried. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I am so flurried, now I have got here, Martin, that I'm all in a tremble. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• As to the stick, Mr. Holmes, you know as well as I do that a criminal is often flurried, and does such things, which a cool man would avoid. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She was too flurried to know me; and when I attempted to pat her head, she turned and snatched at my arm. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And so venturing not to say another word, poor Jemima trotted off, exceedingly flurried and nervous. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Presently he emerged, looking even more flurried than before. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• What makes you look so flurried? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• She, too, looked flurried and unsettled now. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

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