kerfuffle
Example Sentences
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A kerfuffle followed, and the debate was dumped, and an attempt to let everyone into the party fell apart.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
We have already witnessed an ice dance judging scandal and a curling kerfuffle featuring a cursing Canadian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
And there’s a chance that the market’s pullback on Tuesday also turns out to be a kerfuffle rather than a sign of a prolonged downturn.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
The culinary kerfuffle was unusual for Mexico, which boasts a world-renowned cuisine that includes dozens of varieties of breads and pastries, both savory and sweet.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
He pauses, and there’s a kerfuffle in the darkness back there, and I wonder if he has some physical strategy for checking the fullness of his bladder.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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