bustling
Example Sentences
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Earlier, AFP journalists saw travellers at Beijing's bustling airport forming a snaking queue to check in their luggage with the airline.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Markets, shopping centres and streets across Iran are usually bustling with large crowds of shoppers in the final days before Nowruz.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Their history traces back to the late 19th century, when Philadelphia was a bustling port city receiving shipments of goods from around the world, including sugar.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The House of Pies, a Los Feliz institution, is bustling on a chilly January morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Hanako spotted a bustling outside market, right next to a single broken concrete wall and a big pile of rubble.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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