rustle
Example Sentences
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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
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
Once the press gets wind that Mary’s marriage has ended, the gossip is relentless, and the one-time belle of the ball can’t rustle up so much as a small tea party.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
At a paddy field two kilometres from Jakarta's international airport, the rustle of fluttering kites is periodically drowned out by the thunderous roar of plane engines.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
Softly, softly, Robin slid off the pallet, trying not to rustle the straw.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
Vocabulary lists containing rustle
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