ruckus

Example Sentences

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Those renovations raised a brief ruckus over the summer after Administration officials such as Russ Vought of the Office of Management and Budget accused the Fed of running over budget on a needlessly grandiose project.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ending, including a diminished-chord twist, is pretty pat, if happier than one might imagine given the ruckus that’s gone before.

From Los Angeles Times

Thankfully, the ruckus in the henhouse had summoned Dr. Westminster back from his rounds; he came jogging in just in the nick of time.

From Literature

Nutsawoo was the very same squirrel that had caused such a ruckus at the holiday ball.

From Literature

Roz sent the milk truck away for its evening deliveries and hurried off to see what the ruckus was about.

From Literature