ruckus

Example Sentences

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Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

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

Various proposals to reverse those measures have kicked up a ruckus in Berlin, in recent months, as an overdue argument about intergenerational fairness is getting some air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

To combat the ruckus, Herbie first stuck fingers in his ears, then he tried some tiny cotton wads.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols