rumpus
Example Sentences
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The unexpected rumpus took place on Feb. 23 at the Thornton Beach Recreation Area when the young boy was taking a riding lesson on a horse from Ocean View Stables.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Labour HQ seems neither surprised nor perturbed by the rumpus their proposals this week caused.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2023
As the characters in a Coen Brothers movie might say: What’s the rumpus?
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2023
At the center of the rumpus is the confrontational enthusiast Nicholas Reeves, 66, who shares a home near Oxford, England, with a nameless house cat.
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022
She came to my arms like we were doing some kind of flamenco rumpus.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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