rustle
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Here you can almost hear the sound of the marching soldiers’ boots striking the ground and the rustle of their equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
In the months leading up to the conference, with Belem's few hotels full, organizers scrambled to rustle up delegate accommodation in private homes, universities and schools.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
Before dawn, he would pedal out there on an old bicycle, clearing weeds and feeding cows, the world silent except for the rustle of palm leaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Cool air brushed against my skin, and the rustle of leaves in the trees reverberated in my ears.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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
A gentle breeze rustles the eucalyptus tree, its dark green foliage quivering under a cloudy Santa Ana sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
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
Cars growl in the streets; leaves whisper in the sky; blood rustles through her inner ears.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
Once in a while, they got beef, from cattle they assume was rustled.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
As the wind kicked up, the wishes rustled, as if in conversation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
And one, the veteran campaigner Graeme McCormick had rustled up enough supporters to force a leadership contest.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
She was so scairt of the cap’n that she was jumping at every owl hoot and near tackling me whenever something rustled ’gainst a branch in the woods out back.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Bold purple and magenta animations of galloping warriors silhouetted against rustling pines cover entire walls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 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
“I could hear rustling on our porch,” Corral de Tierra resident Michael Antle told the television station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Sgt Day said the effects of sheep rustling were also "huge" for farmers.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
He heard a rustling over by his drapes.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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