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 • Jan. 12, 2026

In fact, If some speech didn’t create a ruckus, it wouldn’t need protection.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

The row also moved off social media and a discussion about the show and the after-party caused a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Then came a group of teenage girls running out of a van for selfies, followed by bikers, who stopped to see what all the ruckus was about.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

From one I can hear the murmuring ruckus of sleeping men’s Noise.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness