ruckus
a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
a heated controversy: Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents' letters.
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How to use ruckus in a sentence
“She heard the ruckus, and then when she opened the door and looked down, he was being attacked by the alligator,” he said.
Ida’s death toll reaches 4; officials urge those who evacuated not to return | Paulina Firozi, Tim Craig | August 31, 2021 | Washington PostI’m a bro’s bro at the end of the day, drinking beers, causing some ruckus.
She’d raised eight children and two grandkids when Damion and his twin brother, Trayvion, were born, filling her home with a thrilling ruckus.
The Child Care Industry Was Collapsing. Mrs. Jackie Bet Everything on an Impossible Dream to Save It. | by Lizzie Presser | May 1, 2021 | ProPublicaComing out of the bathroom, Acosta, Barron’s husband, wondered if perhaps an animal had gotten inside, causing a ruckus.
A nationwide horror: Witnesses, police paint a picture of a murderous rampage that took 8 lives | Tim Craig, Mark Berman, Hannah Knowles, Marc Fisher | March 18, 2021 | Washington PostCore Web Vitals were part of Page Experience update, and, by far, caused the biggest ruckus.
Google ranking factors to change search in 2021: Core Web Vitals, E-A-T, or AMP? | Aleh Barysevich | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
This is not about saving Christmas from ‘them,’ but rather from ‘us’…I expect a pretty big ruckus.
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians) | Brandy Zadrozny | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis latest ruckus in the CRC brings the challenge of dealing with evolution into bold relief.
The Christian Reformed Church Still Won’t Stand Up For Science | Karl W. Giberson | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo hear ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room.
Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ Returns Without Aaron McGruder | Rich Goldstein | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBratton and his companions followed to make sure the two did not cause a ruckus on the platform.
Hearing the ruckus, people came running from all over the building.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rest of their clan showed up at the foot of the stairs and made a great ruckus while I finished welding the door shut.
The Repairman | Harry HarrisonMebbe sometime I meets up wid a army whut starts a ruckus wid me.
Lady Luck | Hugh WileyI suppose you'd feel happier if you weren't locked up in your cabin during the ruckus?
Legacy | James H Schmitz"If those mikes pick up any unusual ruckus—any sharp increase in the noise level—come running," Malone said.
Out Like a Light | Gordon Randall GarrettAnd all Ive got to say is that youre going to have a lovely ruckus!
The Ranchman | Charles Alden Seltzer
British Dictionary definitions for ruckus
/ (ˈrʌkəs) /
informal an uproar; ruction
Origin of ruckus
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