rowdy
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Still, the normally rowdy opposition benches of Westminster remained quiet while Miliband read his remarks directly off the sheets of paper in front of him.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
They pour in on hulking cruise ships, rowdy budget airline flights and tour buses run by vacation-package companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
I had been my father’s rowdy daughter, then the queen’s favored lady-in-waiting.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
The vast majority of fraternity members are not the drunk rowdies characterized by the movie “Animal House”; in fact, they are serious students and well-behaved gentlemen.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
Jack Whitehall plays passive hero Paul Pennyfeather, a divinity student expelled from Oxford for reasons beyond his control — his clothes were removed by rowdies — and forced to find work.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2017
The Czech ambassador to the United States had to issue a statement this year reminding Internet rowdies that his country bore no responsibility for what?
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2013
Past "Fast and Furious" rowdies such as Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and Sung Kang join Diesel and company for an "Ocean's Eleven"-style heist romp.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2011
A group of rowdies stumbled in and crowded Bertram to the end of the bar.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
He also warned the US hosts about the rowdier aspects of football support.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
But there was far less focus on the even rowdier world of “dating” shows aimed at young men.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
The hit-heavy back half of the show was a little rowdier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
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
They banged out the rhythm on the tables, getting louder and rowdier until Raul stilled them by raising his hands.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Nebraska’s arena has become one of the rowdiest barns in the Big Ten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
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 WestJet Flight Deck, a center field standing room area for the rowdiest fans, was reduced to a maximum of six socially distanced people at a time.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
Even at his rowdiest and most celebrated, he was a vessel for profound pain.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
Dr. Johnson’s simple question gets to the heart of a basic and uncomfortable fact: some of the rowdiest cries for America’s freedom came from the Founding Fathers, heroes in the American quest for liberty.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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