ruckus

Example Sentences

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The projections could change all that and even create enough of a ruckus to get a reluctant, car-crazed city to make that Grand Avenue block pedestrian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Thiaw, meanwhile, had his media briefing cancelled after a ruckus broke out in the press room.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Surely you’ve heard about it by now—the ruckus over deliberate losing and the lengths to which teams go to get a shot at a top draft pick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

So far, it is hard to see any hint of the kind of ruckus or threat to foreign policy interests that should get someone who is here legally deported.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

He didn’t even buck or cause a ruckus when they put a saddle on him for the first time.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson