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• Their hastily fabricated Potemkin village was practically deserted, what with all the ghosting.From the entry ghosting
• I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.From the entry fireproof
• The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.From the entry infected
• Carlos hastily went to where his brother was and grabbed him with all his might.2014, Tiffany Bolado, The Legacy of Misperception, page 89. From the entry hem up
• This hastily ensorcelled collection of body parts is channeling raw magical energy.2002, Neverwinter Nights (video game). From the entry ensorcelled
• When the woman had another admonitional dream, the curing ritual was hastily performed by the daughter's daughter.2000 August 17, DUSSART F, POLITS RITUAL ABORIG SETTLEMENT, Smithsonian Inst Press. From the entry admonitional
• The Chinese are hastily obliterating all traces of hongweibing pogroms in Moslem mosques and other holy places.1981, Far Eastern Affairs, number 4, Moscow: Progress Publishers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 125. From the entry hongweibing
• The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang.1958, Conrad Brandt, “A Defeat out of Victory and a Devil out of the Machine”, in Stalin's Failure in China, 1924–1927, number 31…. From the entry emissary
• Some have conjectured hastily that all Southerners in town hie themselves to cafés at nightfall.1906, O. Henry, A Cosmopolite in a Café. From the entry hie
• The drover dodged hastily, seeking the protection of the big egg-stove.1903, Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, Scribner's Magazine, volume 33, page 65. From the entry loaden
• She stared past the hastily dyed hair, past the freckle-shielding makeup, and into the girl's sunken fox eyes.2019 January, Deb Jannerson, “Worst-Case Scenario”, in Obra/Artifact, volume 6, page 26. From the entry fox eye
• We backpedaled out of the store hastily, desperate to locate a shop that sold umbrellas, ponchos, or even just garbage bags.2010 October 1, Kasey Kubica, Swine and Cheese, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 194. From the entry hachi machi
• I found it in an old scuffed Bible when I was Tom's age, in a suburban mansion we were hastily vacating.1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy. From the entry scuffed
• The prison at Omsk, which had known Dostoyevsky, was not like any old Gulag transit prison, hastily knocked together from matchwood.1978, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by Harry Willetts, The Gulag Archipelago, volume 3, Harper & Row, Part V, Chapter 2, p. 49. From the entry matchwood
• Half a century later, I found confused notes puzzling even to myself, who once hastily penciled them down in little books.1962, Richard Neutra, Life and Shape, New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, →LCCN, page 115. From the entry brainstormy
• Some men build hastily and quickly so that their work serves only its transient purpose, and is soon forgotten.1947 Feb. 28, "Quality Endures" (advertisement), Ellensburg Daily Record, p. 3 (retrieved 12 Sept 2013). From the entry for the ages
• Over a snack of luncheon—snatched late and hastily at a little uncomfortable coffee-shop near the Griffin—Ronnie’s usual calm returned.1922, Gilbert Frankau, chapter XV, in The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, section 6, page 201. From the entry coffee-shop
• Hastily adapted by slovenly hacks, their librettos (often witty in the original) became incredible farragos of metreless doggrel and punning ineptitude.1911, “Drama, 11f: Modern English Drama”, in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition. From the entry farrago
• Well, another night,' he said, hastily translating her speechlessness.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry speechlessness
• And after a manhug, hearty congratulations and two hastily poured glasses of decidedly nonvintage champagne, he said, without a hint of irony, 'Why?'2012, Dylan Jones, Mr Jones' Rules for the Modern Man. From the entry nonvintage
• There were plenty of wood bits, so I hastily spellcast fire magic, for my wings were already rigid with the bitter cold.2009, Claudia Newcorn, chapter XVII, in Dark Fire (Krisálys Chronicles of Féyree; Scroll 2), Denver, Colo.: Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 207. From the entry spellcast
• But the hastily constructed structure could not contain the floodwater, which overflowed the banks every year, forcing local residents to make annual repairs.1994, “War and Rural Mobilization: The Rivereast Floodplain”, in Mobilizing the Masses: Building Revolution in Henan, Stanford, CA…. From the entry Shenqiu
• "At any rate that is what he explained to me," I said hastily while the lawyer rubbed his long ultra's nose and sighed.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 37. From the entry ultra
• Hastily she poured another gin blossom.1961, Charles Beardsley, The Naked Hills: Some Tales of Afghanistan, page 212. From the entry gin blossom
• I stood on tiptoe, hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC. From the entry on tiptoe
• The lady rode hastily away, and electrified her relatives at dinner by telling them of her escape from a family of dangerous lunatics.1902, E. Nesbit, Five Children and It. From the entry at large
• Spurgeon,” Cary hastily assured her, “which, as I'm sure you must know, allows one to enjoy the taste and appearance of mutton, without risking the old indijaggers.”2013, Tamara Lejeune, Surrender to Sin. From the entry indijaggers
• After Lil Rocker hastily greeted me with a brotherly handshake and his spunkish smile, I quickly inquired as to where he was going in such a rush.2011, Mike Scott, Great American Youth: A True Saga, →ISBN, page 82. From the entry spunkish
• Hastily Pak wrapped his poncho around his waist, tied it, then emptied the pouches of the bandoleer, scattering the last of their food on the ground.2006, Paul Deal, Hard Truths: Five Science Fiction Stories, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry bandoleer
• Benumbed by the sun's Septemberly cool deceit, A bee drags its wings through the towering grass; Revived once more by a merciful breath, Westward it hastily flies.2004, Walter Schweppe, Sins of My Youth, page 40. From the entry Septemberly
• Hoffman hastily concluded, using only a very superficial examination of the book, that the book was politically incorrect and that she should therefore attempt to destroy Ms.1982 February 6, Marjorie Morgan, “Destroyed By A Typewriter”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 4. From the entry spray bomb
• "That'll be all right, governor," hastily got in Fank, though similar experiences in the past prompted him not to be entirely impressed by a receiver's methods.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry get in
• It is perfectly possible to take a thousand individuals, each of whom is individually fearless, form them hastily into a regiment, and collectively they will not stand fire.1917, Harris Dickson, s:The Unpopular History of the United States by Uncle Sam Himself, Chapter 14. From the entry stand fire
• Armful after armful was hastily stacked, the only pause being when (in the curious way in which these things happen) my own name suddenly caught the eye of the foreman.1919 November 20, A[lan] A[lexander] Milne, “My Library”, in Not That It Matters, New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company […]…. From the entry armful

Meaning of hastily

1. adverb In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
2. adverb Soon, shortly.

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Questions about hastily in a sentence

How do you use hastily in a sentence?

Hastily is used as an adverb. For example: “Their hastily fabricated Potemkin village was practically deserted, what with all the ghosting.”

What is a short sentence with hastily?

“Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs.”

What does hastily mean?

Hastily means in a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.