rumpus
Example Sentences
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The court heard that she told police: "Kate told me he tried to get up the night before, and she tried to stop him. Ian had said 'leave me alone or I'll cause a rumpus'."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024
Sometimes, they have to do with the people in control of it all, but when that happens, the magnates are rarely encouraging the rumpus.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021
Goodell hosted the event from his Westchester home, in what looked to be a stately rumpus room.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020
During those decades, the weeping fig, often called a ficus plant, experienced an initial wave of popularity that landed it in rumpus rooms and dentist offices around the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019
Billy was working on this letter in the basement rumpus room of his empty house.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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