rush

rush
01. Don't [rush] me; I'm going as fast as I can.
02. Sorry to eat and run, but I'm in a [rush] to do some work I've got to finish before we go on holidays.
03. Will Rogers once noted that half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have [rushed] through life trying to save.
04. I was in such a [rush] this morning that I didn't have time for breakfast.
05. Don't try to [rush] through the exam; take your time or you'll make a lot of silly mistakes.
06. I don't like to ride my bicycle downtown during [rush] hour because it's too dangerous.
07. We had to [rush] home from the party when the baby-sitter phoned to say that my daughter was sick.
08. The water [rushed] through the hole in the dam, flooding the entire area.
09. We were in such a [rush] to make the ferry that we didn't have time to pack a lunch.
10. The pygmy people of Africa are said to be very shy, and if approached without warning may [rush] off into the forest.
11. We had to [rush] home after work in order to pack up all our stuff to go camping that evening.
12. The wind [rushed] through the trees, blowing the leaves off, and bending the branches.
13. Sophie went bungy jumping last weekend, and she said it was a real [rush].
14. Going sky-diving was a total [rush]!
15. The drug gave him such a [rush] that he couldn't stand up.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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