rustling
Example Sentences
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Bold purple and magenta animations of galloping warriors silhouetted against rustling pines cover entire walls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 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
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
She paused, her long blond hair and frilly white gown rustling in the dry, dusty breeze.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025
Just shoves a hand into a bag of chips, rustling around until he pulls out one and pops it into his mouth with a crunch.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Vocabulary lists containing rustling
James and the Giant Peach
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The Sound and the Fury
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