Example Sentences

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However she prepared, the comedian found a way to plant her flag in the middle of the Globes’ rowdiness scale.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

When schools reopened, they reported increases in absenteeism, and in behavioral problems such as student misconduct, rowdiness, and acts of disrespect toward teachers and staff.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

This strategy has several advantages, prompting some pairs to lay a second egg, enabling the zoo to monitor embryo development and protecting the fragile embryos from condor rowdiness.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

“The rowdiness of that crowd … you make a play and look in the stands, everybody is jumping around with the neon on,” Anderson said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

In previous elections, there had been drinking and rowdiness around the polling places, but on this day everything was calm.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling