rustling
Example Sentences
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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
Authorities were alerted to the men's live cargo when hotel staff, who had been asked to look after their luggage, noticed the suitcases making a "rustling noise", police told local media.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
A few moments later, rustling came from the brush behind me and the first of the trolls appeared, ugly and smelly as ever.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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