Hurried

Examples

• In the most extreme agitation I hurried after the surgeon and brought him with me in my carriage. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• To go thither, to escape across the Ohio river, were the first hurried outlines of her plan of escape; beyond that, she could only hope in God. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It was a hurried breakfast with no taste in it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The mask now hurried me along so fast, that I arrived at the table panting for breath. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• There was a tear in each of Mrs. Bagnet's eyes, and her face was flushed and hurried. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• How dreadful to remember, perhaps, that she had sometimes even wished the old man away who was so swiftly hurried out of life! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• With which he hurried out of the room, down the stairs, up the coachsteps, and into the coach, without another word. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The London train whizzed by, drew back some yards, and in Mr. Bell was hurried by the impatient guard. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Beth hurried on in a flutter of suspense. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It was but a hurried parting in a common street, yet it was a sacred remembrance to these two common people. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Richard came back as we finished exchanging these hurried words and gave me his arm to take me to the coach. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Suddenly, with a plunge, as of the swimmer who leaves the bank, she hurried across the road, and we heard the sharp clang of the bell. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mr. Dowler paid his bill, and hurried out with his travelling cap, coat, and cloak; and Mr. Pickwick and his friends followed to secure their places. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He held something in his two hands that looked like a freshly skinned rabbit and hurried across the corridor with it and in through another door. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• We heard the door open, a few hurried words, and then quick steps upon the linoleum. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• With this hurried adjuration, he cocked his blunderbuss, and stood on the offensive. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She come, white and hurried, upon Em'ly in her sleep. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• My hurried inquiry if I might peep in, was answered with a free permission; and, looking through the glass, I saw her sitting at her work. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He didn't seem at all ashamed of it, for when I explained and hurried on, he waved his hand, sock and all, saying in his loud, cheerful way. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It was hurried over, to my thinking, in indecent haste. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• There were several people on the pavement at the time, but the greeting appeared to come from a slim youth in an ulster who had hurried by. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mrs. Bagnet hurried us into a more secluded place and was at first too breathless to proceed, occasioning Mr. Bagnet to say, Old girl! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Tal Hajus arose, and I, half fearing, half anticipating his intentions, hurried to the winding runway which led to the floors below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• As Em'ly wishes of it, and as she's hurried and frightened, like, besides, I'll leave her till morning. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The only tangible fact was that the commissionnaire's wife--Mrs. Tangey was the name--had hurried out of the place. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I hurried to him, but he passed away without having ever recovered his consciousness. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• As the door closed, little Em'ly looked at us three in a hurried manner and then hid her face in her hands, and fell to sobbing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Her hands rested in one another, like the hands of a statue; and even her manner of speaking was not hurried. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The potatoes had to be hurried, not to keep the asparagus waiting, and were not done at the last. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But the young man caught her to his bosom; and imprinting one kiss on her beautiful forehead, hurried from the room. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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