create a scene
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“And they’re going to start taking pictures, and I didn’t want to create a scene at all. Like, I just really wanted to get the ticket and then go on about my way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
A vast majority said they took action themselves or chose to ignore the situation, often moving away because they didn't want to create a scene, or were worried about escalating the situation.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2023
Defense attorneys said Price’s brother was resisting arrest and helped create a scene of danger and chaos that Moreno was reacting to.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
Mr. Myrdal did not attend his mother’s funeral, saying, “I did not want to create a scene with my father.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2020
I believe he'll create a scene when he comes home.
From Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter by Warner Oland
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