Example Sentences

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The American Academy of Pediatrics says burping can be helpful if babies are fussing but notes, “Some breastfed babies don’t swallow very much air and therefore they may not need to burp.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

The plot centers on fedora-ed "Bureau" men who are fussing with everyone's lives at all sorts of important junctures.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2011

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — At 12 tables, in front of 12 mirrors, a dozen people are fussing intently in raptures of self-absorption, like chorus line members applying makeup in a dressing room.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2011

While a hairdresser and a makeup man are fussing over her, an Oprah Winfrey Show producer, Dianne Hudson, is giving her a ten-minute prep session for this morning's show.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, the boys and Nino Carlitos are fussing over me, gushing love and warmth and concern.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau