How to Use harried in a Sentence

harried

adjective
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  • Why such a frenzy, in these harried times, for a two-minute event?
    — Author: Bloomberg View, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Aug. 2017
  • To help the harried cook, there have long been promises of dinner at the touch of a button.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Heather sat in the car glued to a harried exchange of group texts and her doorbell camera.
    — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • This makes the school crossing guard role even more vital, and more harried, and riskier.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • But to a harried parent, one less thing to worry about is always a good thing.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Cue footage of a harried Lai smoking a cigarette against a chain link fence.
    — Edward Columbia, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2021
  • After pitting on lap 48, Preece rallied from 14th place with a harried rush back to the front and then drove away from the field over the closing laps to win.
    — Shawn Courchesne, courant.com, 15 June 2019
  • The child’s harried voice had devolved into the word salad of the psychotic.
    — The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Tennis great John McEnroe's outbursts grated on the nerves of many a harried umpire back in the day.
    — CBS News, 25 June 2017
  • Her harried mom works two jobs that can’t support the family.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The perfect gift for the harried commuter in your life: Waiting for the Orange Line to show up can be maddening.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Even just watching the peaceful waves foam up onto the shore during the daytime is enough to make our harried hearts feel that much calmer.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Work has been quick, a little harried, and focused on helping businesses just make it to the next day.
    — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Maybe harried workers no longer have the time or inclination to cook eggs at home.
    — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 20 June 2017
  • Barry Manilow, the man who carried Clive’s Arista, is mid-lyric, his mouth curled around a breath, when a harried staffer flits onto the stage, arms windmilling.
    — Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Attempting to contain the fallout of the US' harried exit, Biden has often tried to have it both ways.
    — Jeff Zeleny, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
  • And the final dance in the Ginastera sometimes felt more harried than exciting.
    — Dallas News, 8 June 2022
  • My career advice for harried, stressed out 30-year-olds?
    — Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • If the text is a bit dry—too much hole-by-hole description—the subject is timely, as the game is on the prowl for new ways to keep time-harried golfers involved.
    — John Paul Newport, WSJ, 23 May 2018
  • Anne Hathaway has gifted us with some good tidings on this rather harried news day: The Princess Diaries 3?
    — Vogue, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Sometimes, the love of young hearts, the moody glow of a sunset, and big, old trees to put it all in perspective are exactly what our harried souls need.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 1 June 2020
  • Cochran keeps things moving as Harriet, the harried chief of staff waiting for a big break that will never come.
    — EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
  • If that doesn’t make a harried traveler’s heart flutter, what would?
    — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 May 2018
  • This seems necessary since a harried motorist driving along does not have a lot of time to focus on those signs.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • Long commutes and active, harried schedules contribute most to the rise of the cupholder.
    — Nancy A. Nichols, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2018
  • For the harried hostess, prep can occur in advance, leaving only assembly for the day of the event.
    — Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2021
  • In a harried world, such attunement to detail might require a bit of practice.
    — Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Average would be a godsend to these two harried parents who are just doing their best-ish to raise their three kids.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
  • What’s a harried person to do, when skin-care routines touted online often have 10+ steps?
    — Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
  • For harried parents like myself, baby pouches are a lifeline.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024

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