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• The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.From the entry orbit
• Barcelona had been harried and hurried and stretched thin by the midway point in the second half.8 May 2019, Barney Ronay, “Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam”, in The Guardian. From the entry hack
• Eventually the harried waitress turns paparazza and drives them out with flashbulbs.1991, Barry Brummett, Rhetorical Dimensions of Popular Culture, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry paparazza
• For the harried, automobileless housewife there was a ‘Bundle Buggy’ for bringing home the groceries.1942 August 3, The New York Times. From the entry bundle buggy
• One summer, he brought out his army, went to Estland, and harried there during the summer in a spot called Stein.2012, Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings, page 24. From the entry Estland
• It's how harried parents across America would like to bring up their children if not for the tiger moms and eagle dads in their midst.2018, Karen Crouse, Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence, page 3. From the entry eagle dad
• Chelsea also struggled to keep possession as QPR harried and chased at every opportunity, giving their opponents no time on the ball.2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport. From the entry opportunity
• As the driver hoorawed the horses and the three other passengers grabbed the hand straps for support, Friendly ran up to Longarm's window, looking harried.2007, Tabor Evans, Longarm and the Dwarf's Darling, →ISBN. From the entry hooraw
• Murphy, a student of judicial politics, noted that stare decisis provides the “harried judges who face difficult choices with a welcome decision-making crutch.”2006, Saul Brenner, Harold J. Spaeth, Stare Indecisis: The Alteration of Precedent on the Supreme Court, 1946–1992, Cambridge University…. From the entry stare decisis
• In new suburban wonderworlds, psychic and social tensions challenged marital togetherness, prompting a new generation of muckrakers to expose the harried lives of affluent Americans.1983, David Quentin Voigt, American Baseball: From Postwar Expansion to the Electronic Age. From the entry wonderworld
• She told of narrow escapes and a harried game of cat and mouse, until eventually she'd reached the darkened jungle in which Torys had found her.2014, Mark Derbyshire, New Worlds, page 30. From the entry cat and mouse
• The Borderers on the English side rieved, harried, and plundered each other with as much keenness and audacity as did the Scots on the other side.1904, The Border Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume 9, page 208. From the entry borderer

Meaning of harried

1. adjective Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.
2. adjective Harassed.

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How do you use harried in a sentence?

Harried is used as an adjective. For example: “The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.”

What is a short sentence with harried?

“Eventually the harried waitress turns paparazza and drives them out with flashbulbs.”

What does harried mean?

Harried means stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.