How to Use haste in a Sentence

haste

noun

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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024