plural ruckuses
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: a state or situation in which many people are angry or upset : fuss, uproar
… IHOP recently caused a social media ruckus after announcing it would change its name …—
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Lauren Delgado… the county's GOP is embroiled in a lively legal ruckus over an attempt to seize control of the party.—Charles Burress
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Examples of ruckus in a Sentence
the ruckus left one person with a sprained wrist
quit creating such a ruckus—I'm trying to sleep!
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Even people used to the ruckus of urban living jolt awake, fearful and then furious.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The ruckus was not like TV’s Jerry Springer Show, as Senator John Fetterman cluelessly snarked.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 May 2024
In the chaos, five guards were injured by flying debris before 10 state troopers, K-9 dogs and two dozen Howard County Police officers in riot gear arrived to end the ruckus.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Hann downplayed the ruckus in Otter Tail County, saying the intraparty conflict pitting anti-establishment conservatives against traditionalists has been going on for the last five or six years and is unique to the party’s structure statewide.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
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Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The ruckus was not like TV’s Jerry Springer Show, as Senator John Fetterman cluelessly snarked.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 May 2024
In the chaos, five guards were injured by flying debris before 10 state troopers, K-9 dogs and two dozen Howard County Police officers in riot gear arrived to end the ruckus.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Hann downplayed the ruckus in Otter Tail County, saying the intraparty conflict pitting anti-establishment conservatives against traditionalists has been going on for the last five or six years and is unique to the party’s structure statewide.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
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“Ruckus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruckus. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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ruckus
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ˈrük-,
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