rustle
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There was a rustle and a flash of black.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Our ancestors whose attention drifted past the rustle in the grass left fewer descendants than those who froze, looked and listened.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary on the Lower East Side in Manhattan.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Do labor leaders really think they can’t rustle up a quarter of their members to ensure the union preserves its role in representing workers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
“I’ll see if I can rustle up a gourmet breakfast for us,” she says, leaving her warm spot by my side.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
The shadows and rustles of forests are natural fodder for fear, especially if you’re not used to them, but among those who know, the Appalachians are another beast entirely.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
In post, they eliminated body rustles and dips when voices go slightly off-mic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
A gentle wind rustles the pine trees that swaddle the health resort, described by one guidebook as “a perfect spot for a romantic evening.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
It rustles through the air, then softly lands against your chest, just as he planned.
From Slate ● May 30, 2020
The pile of straw next to me rustles.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Outside of the Huddleston family home, a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag rustled in the yard next to a DirecTV satellite dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the last row of his fields in southeastern France, the wind rustled through the brown leaves of vines that overheated during a blaze that swept the region this summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
And one, the veteran campaigner Graeme McCormick had rustled up enough supporters to force a leadership contest.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
Shoes in the closing looks rustled with tinsel — some of which were reminiscent of Michele’s fur-lined loafers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Leaves on the trees rustled, and our clothes waved and snapped on the clothesline.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Harris responded confidently, rustling with an LP-sized paper bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Wearing a thick navy jacket over a wool sweater, Ivannikov, the head of the department of tropical and subtropical plants, picked up a leaf that had just come rustling down.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
He says cattle rustling is a thing of the past but pays an annual fee of $62,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Moments later, there is a rustling and a rat darts from beneath the concrete walkway towards the communal bins.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Cicadas trilled through the humid air; overhead, the rustling leaves made their own kind of serenade, a sign that, perhaps here, things were safe.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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