commotion

Example Sentences

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One of the other adults in the group steps closer, away from the commotion, and asks for a table for six, and could they please sit outside, under the pavilion on the dock.

From Literature

Gingersnipes said, “I heard some commotion from over there. It sounded fun, and well, I couldn’t resist.”

From Literature

“It’s true that these young people are at the bursting point. This afternoon they were making such a commotion I could hear them down on the street.”

From Literature

The commotion began when the referee awarded a penalty to Morocco in the 88th minute with the contest tied at 0-0 in Rabat.

From The Wall Street Journal

We had grown used to the commotion of the trains passing right through our neighborhood, stepped aside to let the railcars pass, let them clatter and whistle through our dreams.

From Literature