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.
• Days can be so hectic, and time is our most precious resource.
  — Dana Brownlee, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• In a hectic life on the road, Crawford found peace astride a horse.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022
• But her hectic schedule of school, two jobs and studying at breaks paid off.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
• 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 weeks leading up to Christmas are a hectic time for many households.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2021
• Sometimes life can get hectic, one imagines, for a family like the Starks.
  — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2021
• As entrepreneurs, our lives are often hectic and always unpredictable.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2022
• The cultural norm of the affluent, multi-sport athlete may have lost out to the desire for a less hectic schedule.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
• The blue Roman sky and the green garden provide a soothing, peaceful atmosphere in the midst of a somewhat hectic city.
  — Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2021
• Backstage was hectic, loud, like an airport terminal where everyone’s hauling guitars.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
• This time of year can get hectic, with as many as 10 appearances a week at tree lightings, malls, customer appreciation events, country clubs and private residences.
  — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2021
• Gorham said driving is more relaxed than the hectic, always-on-the-go life at the hospital, but maneuvering the massive, 13-speed vehicle presents new challenges.
  — David Williams, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
• But this one, at a formerly hectic subway station in Lower Manhattan, feels jarringly different.
  — New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022
• Things get even more hectic when Tom applies for a transfer to Lola’s division, creating a situation in which the two are nearly ever-present in each others’ lives.
  — Ed Meza, Variety, 2 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This was the most hectic part of the Morgan family's day, the post-school, pre-dinner hour.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2022
• But even with a hectic schedule, the Easts make time for family and friends.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2024
• Work gets busy and life gets hectic, there isn’t enough time to spend together.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024