rustle
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
“Upon my word, here’s a state of things!” cried the old lady, taking the seat of honor prepared for her, and settling the folds of her lavender moire with a great rustle.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing rustle
List 8
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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