How to Use hectic in a Sentence

hectic

adjective

• We both had hectic days at work.
• She maintains a hectic schedule as a journalist and mother.
• Being both a world-class kayaker and a paramedic can be hectic.
  — Amy Gunia, Time, 4 Aug. 2021
• The reasons for the hectic pace set by used cars for the past three months can all be traced to the pandemic.
  — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2021
• The hectic schedules of music shows, recordings and more brought them even closer.
  — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
• The whole day was really hectic and surreal throughout.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 Sep. 2021
• Assemble it the night before and have a ready-to-bake dish that’s satisfying and quick – perfect for a hectic weeknight.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
• The connectivity was off, Berhalter said, and the match became too hectic to their liking.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2021
• The combination is just wrong enough to feel right, and would be cooling and comfortable on hectic days running around the city or squeezing onto the subway.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2021
• Once inside, the atmosphere shifts from the hectic airport environment to an oasis of calm wrapped in Hawaiian charm and style.
  — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
• As improbable was the swift and trouble-free way the club concluded the deals, a far cry from recent transfer windows that have been hectic at Old Trafford.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021
• As hectic as the draft preparation might have been, the Magic were equally tasked with hiring a new head coach, and Jamahl Mosley was brought in just 16 days ago.
  — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 28 July 2021
• The situation surrounding Tim's death is far more complicated than the podcasters could have imagined, sending them on an ever more hectic chase after leads.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2021
• According to a synopsis, in the adaptation Hamlet’s home of Elsinore has become a surveillance state and hectic runs in the blood of its citizens.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024
• The dogs, too, kept running off amid the very hectic shoot and had to be chased down.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
• Dark, hectic, and stirring, The White Lotus’ season finale at last caught up to its frame story, which has been looming faintly over the action but never appeared to steer it.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
• In a hectic life on the road, Crawford found peace astride a horse.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022
• And in a city as hectic as Hanoi, that was certainly the case.
  — Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
• Before that, though, things were a bit hectic on the home front.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
• For Kelce, a trip to Coachella would cap a hectic week.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
• To make to-dos less hectic, opt for a gadget that can get two jobs done at the same time.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• But for many surgeons, the past year-and-a-half has passed at that same hectic, rapid-fire pace.
  — Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 16 Jan. 2022
• The last three years have been hectic with supply chains and a hobby boom.
  — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2023
• Back on the East Coast, the atmosphere is much more hectic, and the band less relaxed.
  — Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022
• The bathroom was a center of calm in the otherwise hectic suite.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• While the schedules may be hectic, getting IRL face time with fans means a lot to them.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 May 2023
• More shocking is the fact that those hectic 21 days yielded some of their finest songs.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021
• Things are much less hectic off-screen for Garner at home.
  — Alex Cramer, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
• For a book that’s barely 100 pages, things get a little hectic.
  — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2023
• Not everyone in attendance was so close to the most hectic parts of the crowd.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024