Examples of tumult in a Sentence
We had to shout to be heard over the tumult.
The country was in tumult.
Her mind was in a tumult of emotions.
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In response, the president, his cabinet and top advisers tried to tamp down the tumult that sent stocks plummeting Thursday, one of the worst days of trading since the height of the pandemic in 2020.
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Tony Romm, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
However, opportunistic investors should not bank on quick returns, since the duration of the tariff tumult poses a big unknown, Groth noted.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
This year, however, a new president has brought tumult to the taxing agency.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The same pot is helping raise United’s earnings floor — even in their current tumult, up to April 28, United games will have been televised 26 times this season, the joint-most of any club (alongside Arsenal and Liverpool).
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
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Tony Romm, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
However, opportunistic investors should not bank on quick returns, since the duration of the tariff tumult poses a big unknown, Groth noted.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
This year, however, a new president has brought tumult to the taxing agency.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The same pot is helping raise United’s earnings floor — even in their current tumult, up to April 28, United games will have been televised 26 times this season, the joint-most of any club (alongside Arsenal and Liverpool).
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Tumult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumult. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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tumult
noun
tu·mult
ˈt(y)ü-ˌməlt 
1
: uproar
a great tumult arose in the stands
2
: great confusion of mind
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