was bustling
- past progressive of bustle.
Example Sentences
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On Friday morning, the cafe and tonic bar in the Manhattan Beach Erewhon was bustling with customers ordering smoothies, coffees and breakfast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Indeed, the brand’s SoHo location in lower Manhattan was bustling last Friday as a security guard redirected shoppers away from the area in the back of the store where the fitting rooms were located.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Co-founded by former NBA player and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, the restaurant was bustling on a Saturday afternoon.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025
It was the early hours of New Year's Day and Bourbon Street, in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, was bustling.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
The concourse was bustling with workers from the floors above who’d come down for a break, while new waves of commuters poured off the trains from the level below.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
