gather hurriedly

Frequency: 7.04.2 per million words

To collect things together in a quick and often disorganized way.

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Examples (10)

  • When the fire alarm rang, everyone hurriedly gathered their personal items.
  • She hurriedly gathered her books from the table and ran to catch the bus.
  • The children were told to hurriedly gather their toys before dinner.
  • Seeing the storm approach, the farmers hurriedly gathered the harvest.
  • He had to hurriedly gather his thoughts before giving the impromptu speech.
  • The team hurriedly gathered their equipment after the game ended.
  • Before the police arrived, the suspect hurriedly gathered all the evidence.
  • The professor hurriedly gathered his notes as the lecture time was up.
  • We hurriedly gathered our camping supplies as it started to rain.
  • The staff was instructed to hurriedly gather in the conference room for an urgent announcement.