hurly
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hurly
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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And for Rylance, the hurly burly of theater — “a dance with the audience,” he calls it — has always most propelled him as an actor.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022
I need to do that outside of the hurly burly of the regular office.
From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2020
Hibs began to look accomplished amidst the hurly burly of the game.
From BBC • May 4, 2016
Bobby Moore had about him a serenity on the football field's hurly burly that never, in my slight experience, has been matched.
From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2013
White shows whiter against black; a cannon roars louder in the Sahara silence than in the Chicago hurly burly—these are simple illustrations of the power of contrast.
From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale
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