bustling
Example Sentences
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It’s about to transform into a bustling nursery for tens of thousands of mosquitoes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
An uneasy quiet has fallen on the streets of the usually bustling southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Their history traces back to the late 19th century, when Philadelphia was a bustling port city receiving shipments of goods from around the world, including sugar.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
So it wasn't long before he found himself back in the kitchen, cooking up a storm across London with his sold-out supper clubs, bustling pop-up cafes, and crowded lunchtime falafel bars.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Not long after Ona arrived in Portsmouth, she was walking through the bustling seaport and shipbuilding center.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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