Precipitately

Examples

• She herself had taken up the making of a toy for the curate's children, and was not going to enter on any subject too precipitately. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Laurie backed precipitately into a corner, and put his hands behind him with an imploring gesture. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Amy, who was fond of delicate fare, took a heaping spoonful, choked, hid her face in her napkin, and left the table precipitately. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I had hoped, Sam, that--Nothing, nothing,' said Mr. Winkle precipitately. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• A little vexed by a suspicion that she had spoken precipitately, and withal a little defiant of her own vexation, Bella determined not to retreat. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• When the circus commenced, the gang that was standing around ran out precipitately, and I guess some of them kept running for a block or two. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• She looked across the table at her husband, and said precipitately: I'm sure Ellen meant it kindly. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The enemy fled precipitately. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• After breakfast, Mr. Franklin took one of his sudden resolutions, and went out precipitately to quiet his mind by a long walk. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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