commotion
Example Sentences
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Others didn’t hide their confusion at who the man with slicked-back graying hair causing such a commotion was.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Arnold had got on the train with her partner Andy Gray at Peterborough on Saturday evening and had just sat down when she "heard a lot of commotion towards the front of our carriage".
From BBC
The commotion was around the corner in Rivas’ hometown, a Los Angeles suburb locals call “Mexican Beverly Hills” for its stately houses and affluent Hispanic families.
From Salon
But somehow the commotion remained strictly outdoors; the only distractions inside came from the orchestra’s ardent fans routinely applauding between movements.
He relished the challenge of proving the doubters wrong, privately and publicly stating the external commotion was not a concern.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
