commotion

By far the ugliest commotion was a tweet from a political figure many of us were fortunate to be unfamiliar with, Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hours later she told the BBC that they had heard a loud commotion and then realised it was a fire when they saw smoke emerging from the unit where the babies were sleeping.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Noise and crowd movement can make it harder to pick up an opponent’s ball, often where tolerance for the commotion ends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

He called on the supporters of the ex-cricket captain -- who remains Pakistan's dominant political personality -- to abide by his party's agreement with the court that there "must not be any crowding or commotion".

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mrs. Caruthers froze, looked at the group of people gathered in the hallway—which had only grown as more people came to see what the commotion was about—and laughed.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The harmonious commotions at the family dining table.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026

At the convenience store, a manager told investigators that the suspect “had previously caused other commotions in the store,” police said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022

He was beautiful enough to cause commotions in tabloids and in teenagers’ chests, but there was always more to Perry than a pinup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2019

But there have been many commotions since, and worse snubs.

From Economist ● Dec. 6, 2017

As his eyes followed the print the rest of his senses were on the alert to the various commotions that went on around him.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers