Bustled

Examples

• The post-chaise drove up to the door shortly afterwards; and Giles coming in for the luggage, the good doctor bustled out, to see it packed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• She bustled, she chattered, she turned and twisted, and smiled upon one, and smirked on another, all in full view of the jealous opera-glass opposite. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• And off she bustled, leaving me to settle myself in my new nest. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I'll see it carried into your room, she said, and bustled out. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• She bustled about, examining me every now and then with the corner of her eye. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• With a few grateful words to Holmes she bade us both good-night and bustled off upon her way. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The landlady flung a pair of lady's shoes into the yard, and bustled away. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She bustled up to Pitt's bedroom, leading on the servants, who were carrying his trunks thither. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He was rattled and bustled by meeting this other fellow. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The morning was my usual time, but whenever I found I had an hour or so to spare, I put on my bonnet and bustled off to Chancery Lane. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Perhaps a little angry with himself, as well as with the barrister, Mr. Lorry bustled into the chair, and was carried off to Tellson's. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• My first movement Watson, said he, as he bustled into his frockcoat, must, as I said, be in the direction of Blackheath. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The servants were so surprised at seeing me that they hurried and bustled absurdly, and made all sorts of annoying mistakes. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Hortense, said Moore, as his sister bustled up to help him off with his cloak, I am pleased to come home. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

Edited by Christine