rowdy
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That his rowdy co-workers think he sucks at it is worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Auger-Aliassime clinched the resulting tie-break to force a decider- to the delight of the crowd on a rowdy Centre Court.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
To survive, it’s trying a rowdy, adults-only solution.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Getting bodies in the room is also valuable as the hearings sometimes get rowdy.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
“Those bars fill up with a rowdy bunch, especially on the weekend.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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Still, the notion that public exposure of their antics will somehow steer these rich young rowdies toward responsibility and respect feels quixotic, given that public exposure is the air they breathe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Reid, once a season ticket holder, is not one of the rowdies, and he feels the perception is overblown.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2021
His character was a wild man, but unlike Jim Belushi or Chris Farley, other rowdies with contagious presence, Galifianakis’ performance was shot through with pure weirdness.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2016
The happy band of Muppets on "Sesame Street" has faced the sort of hot spotlight you might expect for the rowdies of "Jersey Shore."
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2012
Carpenter recruited his gang at the saloon, rowdies all.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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But there was far less focus on the even rowdier world of “dating” shows aimed at young men.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
“Touch of Grey” introduced a new generation of fans to the Grateful Dead, many much rowdier than the Deadheads who had followed the group through the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Sarah-Mae: After watching “Eras” at 6 p.m. with an audience largely made up of middle schoolers, we opted for an 8 p.m. showing at the U-District AMC, thinking it might draw a rowdier crowd.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
The new Chloe Moriondo album, “Suckerpunch,” is jubilantly chaotic — the production leans much further into hyperpop muscle than her previous work, and her songwriting is rowdier and looser.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Gryffindor Tower was hardly less crowded now than during term-time; it seemed to have shrunk slightly too, as its inhabitants were being so much rowdier than usual.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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Nebraska’s arena has become one of the rowdiest barns in the Big Ten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Should the Marlins need a tip or two on how to win a postseason game in Philadelphia in front of one of the loudest, rowdiest atmospheres in baseball, they can just ask their manager.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
The good-vibes-only affair alternately felt like a living room jam session at the rowdiest of house parties and a beach bonfire singalong with tens of thousands of strangers turned best buds.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Even the rowdiest live acts seemed to know that this festival was going to be a crucible for good behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2021
“The winter solstice and the two equinoxes. Midsummer Eve tends to be the rowdiest of them all.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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