rustle
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Here you can almost hear the sound of the marching soldiers’ boots striking the ground and the rustle of their equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Our ancestors whose attention drifted past the rustle in the grass left fewer descendants than those who froze, looked and listened.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary on the Lower East Side in Manhattan.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Before dawn, he would pedal out there on an old bicycle, clearing weeds and feeding cows, the world silent except for the rustle of palm leaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Undeterred by cobwebs and filth and the rustle of mice burrowing into hiding places, she opened cupboards and investigated rusted cans of food, chipped china, dented pots and pans, empty bottles and jars.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
The shadows and rustles of forests are natural fodder for fear, especially if you’re not used to them, but among those who know, the Appalachians are another beast entirely.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
California rancher Elizabeth Poett rustles up some grub in the new culinary series “Ranch to Table.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
A gentle wind rustles the pine trees that swaddle the health resort, described by one guidebook as “a perfect spot for a romantic evening.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
It rustles through the air, then softly lands against your chest, just as he planned.
From Slate ● May 30, 2020
A gust of wind rustles, scratches pine needles, oak leaves.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Outside of the Huddleston family home, a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag rustled in the yard next to a DirecTV satellite dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Once in a while, they got beef, from cattle they assume was rustled.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It was a cool, overcast day and as the wind rustled the tree leaves, a baby coyote raced across the lawn in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
And one, the veteran campaigner Graeme McCormick had rustled up enough supporters to force a leadership contest.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
A warm wind whispered around him and the leaves overhead rustled with secrets.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
McCamish pointed to a nearby stand of cottonwood trees rustling in the wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 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
He says cattle rustling is a thing of the past but pays an annual fee of $62,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Moments later, there is a rustling and a rat darts from beneath the concrete walkway towards the communal bins.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
The badger’s gaze flitted from the rustling forest back to him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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