ruckus

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Dec. 26, 2025

"From a girl's standpoint, they're going to have to get used to me stirring a few pots and causing a bit of a ruckus," he told ITV after signing up.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

The ruckus over the edits contributed to the departure of two top CBS News executives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

The elderly men whose voices hardly rose above a whisper, because they were so used to being listened to, were silenced completely in the ruckus.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver