How to Use hustle in a Sentence

hustle

1 of 2 verb
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  • The star's manager hustled him out the back door of the theater to avoid the throngs of fans.
  • The guards hustled the prisoners into the jail.
  • He's been hustling drugs for a few years.
  • He's not the most talented player on the team, but he always hustles.
  • They hustle diamonds, furs—whatever people are buying.
  • The reason the park is hustling from sport to sport, event to event, is twofold.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • As the crews hustled to their stations and put to sea, agents tracked the jet skis.
    — David Culver, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Don’t dog it after a ball or fail to hustle on and off the field.
    — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Rutschman hustled to the mound and gave the Orioles’ closer a hug.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The two will hope to hustle him out of the Heights as soon as possible.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • The Rams hustle downfield and line up in time for Stafford to spike the ball with four seconds left.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Chris Taylor hustled down the line to beat out a fielder’s-choice grounder that kept the inning alive.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Ohtani then had to try to hustle back to first to prevent a double play.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Players hustle to the line as if the team was out of timeouts and the clock was ticking down.
    — Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Emily Blunt is hustling her way to the top in her latest film.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Many businesses fail in the first year, so be ready to hustle.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Irv and Bernal take the leads, hustling their way through a punishing city.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Fort Bragg hustled out a little quicker, taking the lead in the turn.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Books on the shelves and a place to study, or being hustled out of a library or school because of a bomb threat?
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Duran lined a fastball to the left field gap to open the game and hustled to second for a double.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
  • He was benched in June after failing to hustle on a ground ball.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • And just as the entire audience is about to drown in tears, McGee comes back to hustle them out.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Lynch, 33, is like many hustling their way up the coaching ladder.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Warriors had hustled down the floor for a final shot, but David Mack’s wild 3-point try missed badly.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Since the hurdles are greater, those in the industry often have to hustle to gain ground.
    — Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Women were hustled out, floors swept and mopped, and kegs tossed down a steep wooded slope behind the house.
    — T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • Several of them hustled over to Fox Business to blame Biden for the downgrade.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Salt Lake City is not big, either, and doesn’t hustle and bustle.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The room quieted as a CSX worker hustled to the whiteboard and began to write.
    — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
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hustle

2 of 2 noun
  • At the apex of his hustle, that meant pulling 20-hour workdays.
    — Luke Winkie, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The event has a start time of noon, and McFarland hustles in around 11:50.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Dracut stormed back to tie the game in the third, keyed by 6 Alasaad points and countless hustle plays.
    — Mike Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Since 2010, she’s been based upstate, away from the hustle and chaos.
    — Suyin Haynes, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The show is an amazing satire of the fame-market hustle in New York City.
    — The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • Sydney Parrish ran the floor, made hustle plays and knocked down shots.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Aquarius full moon reveals where trust in the process gets you further than the hustle.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The heart of it was keyed by Aguek Arop’s hustle steal that led to Micah Parrish’s fastbreak layup with 7:41 to go in the first half.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • A great deal of hustle and bustle and fiddling around making sure things were put on the right way round.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • The work draws you in and you are caught in the magic, feeling very present and escaping for a while from the hustle and bustle of the City above.
    — Darryn King, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Our homes should serve as a quiet, peaceful respite from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • This is the perfect stay for someone who is looking for calm and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
    — Claire Stern, ELLE, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Embarcadero taproom is an excellent spot to sip a beer and watch the hustle and bustle of the city.
    — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • This paradise in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city is one of the most luxurious hotels around.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Never one to shy away from a hustle, Santos had a Cameo account by Dec. 4.
    — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Urban hustle and bustle meets serene island escapism in this city, and in all the right ways.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
  • The Heat cut the deficit just 5 in the second half but Atlanta responded with hustle on the board and production from their youth.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The hustle and bustle of the holidays can also make pets feel stressed and overwhelmed.
    — Amy McGorry, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The couple now live a quiet life away from the hustle of Hollywood and are raising their three kids in Utah.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Selling art and clothes was my hustle with my older brother back in high school.
    — Naomi Rougeau, ELLE, 14 June 2023
  • The countryside exudes a sense of peace and tranquility, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
    — Condé Nast, Vogue, 4 July 2023
  • Families often seek out small towns to both live in and visit as a way to break from the hustle and bustle of big cities.
    — Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • So now in season three, he’s gotta get money, hustle, repeat.
    — William E. Ketchum Iii, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The tenacious point guard is venerated by Celtics fans for his hard-nosed play and hustle.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • On a warm summer night, guests are invited to spend on the Terrace – a leafy haven away from the hustle and bustle of the chic Avenue Hoche.
    — Erik Maza, Town & Country, 28 July 2023
  • And even Gina, the ultimate skeptic, seemed to hint that fortunetelling is more than just a hustle.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Its quiet charm and nature-rich landscapes provide a true escape from the hustle and bustle of the world.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2023
  • There were fewer deflections and not many plays where hustle plays on defense led to easy points at the other end.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Most Hollywood writers and actors don’t have these kind of hustles to fall back on.
    — Erica Werner, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This mindset is the subject matter for many of their songs (much of their music is either about the hustle, or the rewards that come from all that hard work).
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023

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