ruckus

Example Sentences

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Those renovations raised a brief ruckus over the summer after Administration officials such as Russ Vought of the Office of Management and Budget accused the Fed of running over budget on a needlessly grandiose project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The ending, including a diminished-chord twist, is pretty pat, if happier than one might imagine given the ruckus that’s gone before.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

"From a girl's standpoint, they're going to have to get used to me stirring a few pots and causing a bit of a ruckus," he told ITV after signing up.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Efforts to silence people who create a ruckus suggest that “the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

Once the ruckus died down, Ms. Bethune continued.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai