Hurrying

Examples

• The sounds of conflict, the clash of arms, the shouting and the hurrying of many feet came to us from various parts of the temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Before I could reply Leinster came hurrying and bustling into the box as the curtain dropped. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She sank into the chair, and for a few moments sat like a statue, while images and emotions were hurrying upon her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• People talk across the court out of window, and bare-headed scouts come hurrying in from Chancery Lane to know what's the matter. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Well, said I, as I came hurrying up, I trust that she is no worse? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• In her confusion she stumbled against a man who was hurrying down the last steps of the elevated station. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Events are hurrying me away. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The early dinner hour at Joe's, left me abundance of time, without hurrying my talk with Biddy, to walk over to the old spot before dark. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The discovery gave her an immediate illusion of activity: it was exhilarating to think that she had actually a reason for hurrying home. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• They met their party hurrying out pell-mell by the back way. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• At the same instant we heard voices in the house and the sound of hurrying feet. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Two nurses were hurrying toward the entrance to the gallery. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• You were not aware of any hurrying feet on the stair as you entered the outer door? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Cannot help it, answered Fanny, kissing her hand to him, and hurrying downstairs. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• My compliments: and he was hurrying away. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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