rowdy
Example Sentences
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Unlike a church service, shows are rowdy and a bit untethered.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Semenyo's winner silenced a raucous and rowdy crowd with a real poacher's finish, reacting quickest to latch on to Rayan Ait-Nouri's cross and converting with aplomb.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
We’ve had rowdy truck drivers come kind of close to us, and the DOT guys will be like, “Watch out. What’s going on with you? Slow down.”
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
Some groups are as smooth as Miller’s expanded AAF orchestra with a full string section; others are as rough and rowdy as Lionel Hampton’s R&B-oriented unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 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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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.