commotion

Example Sentences

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Dharmendra Prasad, a 37-year-old taxi driver living far below the lake in the town of Rangpo Forest, awoke to a commotion, as townspeople desperately scrambled to get to higher ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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 • Mar. 18, 2026

Last June, Naomi Welikala noticed a line curving around the block of her local American Legion, an unassuming building that rarely invited commotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd: a police car, blue lights flashing, was heading towards the US embassy gates, leading a small convoy of other vehicles.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Toward evening there was a commotion at one end of the tent.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom