How to Use haste in a Sentence
haste
noun
- The application had been approved with undue haste.
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The spacemen gave him a stack, shut their hatch, and flew off in haste.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
16 Oct. 2023
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That can't be done with haste; there's so much of that already.
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Megan Decker,
refinery29.com,
20 Feb. 2022
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But shop with a little haste, as some of these goods are bound to sell out.
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Mark Stock,
Men's Health,
15 Dec. 2022
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Purchases made in haste will be a waste as the moon and Venus clash.
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USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2024
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The whole thing, lovely leaps and all, has been achieved without a hint of haste.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
24 Dec. 2021
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Then, in his haste to get the ball in, Bader lost control of it on the exchange.
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Todd Rosiak,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
12 May 2021
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In addition, each of them is most at ease when in haste.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
14 July 2023
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In his haste to try to turn a double play, Castro let his foot come off the bag a hair too soon.
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Dana Gauruder,
Detroit Free Press,
10 July 2021
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It was probably done in a quick haste, just, ‘Hey, it was shut down.
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Emily Goodykoontz,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 Jan. 2022
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But in her haste to get baptized and prove her worth, Villanelle still gets in her own way.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2022
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Occasionally the haste shows; a few of these pieces end up in the weeds.
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Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2024
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If the producers are smart, Lynch should have her own Jinx-style spinoff post haste.
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Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
6 Dec. 2022
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Where is the haste inside the boardroom of a company like Chevron?
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New York Times,
9 Oct. 2021
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The music moves forward, across, back, and through—but never in great haste.
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Jason Parham,
Wired,
23 Dec. 2021
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Mora fielded the ball cleanly, but missed the bag in his haste to record the out, and Morgan scored the game-winner.
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Creg Stephenson | [email protected],
al,
8 Apr. 2023
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Yes, the shorthand originates with, or comes out of, haste.
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Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2023
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Clark testified that the tone of the email conveyed Flynn’s haste.
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Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2023
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Mild days and a lack of freezing nights have allowed the buds to progress through the first half of the bloom cycle with unusual haste.
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Jason Samenow,
Washington Post,
9 Mar. 2024
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It’s the details that can make or break companies and sometimes the small things can be overlooked in haste.
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Katy Wigdahl,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2022
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In the haste, guardrails to protect federal money were dropped.
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Aaron Kessler,
oregonlive,
12 June 2023
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In their haste to escape, the occupants of the apartment where the fire started left their front door open behind them.
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Bobby Caina Calvan and Ted Shaffrey,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2022
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Many returns filed right at the deadline are filed in haste, some carelessly.
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Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2022
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Some state lawmakers are questioning the haste in which the contracts were signed.
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From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2021
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As much as the city had sought haste, statue removal is not at all the same as demolition work.
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New York Times,
17 Apr. 2022
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In his haste to meet the agent's demands, Ahluwalia, who is diabetic, forgot some of his medicine.
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Nick Perry,
Star Tribune,
5 Feb. 2021
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Obviously, haste makes waste, and rushing for the sake of rushing does not make sense.
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Mark Otter,
Forbes,
4 May 2021
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At any given moment, a herd of deer might cross the road in haste, or Highland cattle may decide to take naps in the middle of it.
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Danielle Bernabe,
Fortune,
26 May 2021
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In moments of illness or haste, the goal was to appear polished and put together.
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Rachel Besser,
Vogue,
25 Aug. 2023
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For once, the haste of a journal entry makes perfect dramatic sense.
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Benjamin Anastas,
The New Yorker,
1 Nov. 2021
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