bustle

Around the corner from Anna's house, a couple of children were playing on a swing, looking in disbelief at all the bustle in their neighbourhood.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

The jokester revealed that he initially came across the pad when he was living in the hustle and bustle of New York City and wanted a peaceful getaway.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

But in the capital Porto-Novo, turnout for Sunday's vote ranged from 20 to 40 percent at some polling stations, while life in economic capital Cotonou was largely back to its usual bustle by Monday.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

I know it’s time for a spring refresh when the bustle of holiday and winter cooking starts to linger.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

I could see Nathan was very tired: the heat and the noise, the bustle of the city, had taken their toll.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

His charming, whimsical collection featured ruffled tutus, sculptured soft knits, peplum jackets, skirts with bustles and plenty of shearling fabric.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Mr. Fiennes’s Dr. Henry Guthrie bustles from door to door, looking in at every bakery and pub to ask the working lads whether any of them can sing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighborhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

Every inch of the couch is piled high with pinstripe bustles and mountains of sailor hats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

Biscuit tins with sumptuous pictures of English castles and ladies with bustles and ringlets.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

“They want safety, and I understand that,” he said, as waiters bustled past with plates of yogurt-marinated mutton and chicken kebabs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Inside, the staff spoke imperfect English, but all wore smiles on their faces as they bustled around the establishment, tending to their customers.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

The bridge crossing also bustled with journalists who had come from all over the world to cover the biggest international news event so far this year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

Military personnel bustled in and out, appearing to bring in supplies and fuel the plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

Because they appeared important, Jennet herself bustled over to see to their needs.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

They threaten American bases across the region and can destroy the desalination plants that make life in the Gulf states’ bustling cities possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Director Gianfranco Rosi builds an intimate city portrait of Naples, filled with people leading bustling modern lives in the environs of an ancient catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Female shoppers dominate the customer base of the normally bustling markets in Herat, Afghanistan's western commercial hub and one of its largest cities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

From the bustling labs of the Northeast to the remote deserts of the Southwest, American ingenuity can be found everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Robbie was there, too, bustling about in a floral-print dress like the belle of the ball—albeit a matronly belle—making sure all her students had arrived with sheet music in hand.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama