hurly-burly
Example Sentences
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Mr. Howard observes that his preference for country living distinguished him in the book world, and he spent a lot of his adult life in small-town Connecticut, serenely removed from the urban hurly-burly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
But mostly for my parents, who had worked so hard for so many years to create a refuge from the hurly-burly of the outside world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
One of a potted orchid on a windowsill overlooking a blurry view of the Hudson poignantly suggests a retreat from the hurly-burly of life.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022
The petite 20-year-old has carved out a small patch of influence in the male-dominated hurly-burly of Kenyan politics, in the informal settlement of Kibra in the capital, Nairobi, where she lives.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022
I gazed upon this urban hurly-burly like someone observing a city from a hot-air balloon.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
