How to Use commotion in a Sentence

commotion

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  • There was a sudden commotion when the actress entered the restaurant.
  • Try to drop the fly gently and cause as little commotion as possible.
    — Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The girl heard the sounds of a commotion coming from a bedroom and could hear her mother yelling and pleading, a detective wrote.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Washington used a different kind of commotion to catch the Falcons slipping at the end of the game, as well.
    — Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • With the benefit of some unused memory space in the silicon, Hron added lines of code that caused all the commotion.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The department clarified Tuesday that all the commotion was not caused by cattle.
    — Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Lemar’s boyfriend, Darryl Stewart, 51, overheard the commotion and made his way to the living room.
    — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • The commotion followed a sit-in in the lobby of the Portland mayor's condo building Friday night.
    — Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Medeiros heard the commotion from his second floor apartment, went to get his gun from his car and confronted Pritchett, according to Judd.
    — Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • The commotion of gunfire and grenades sent hundreds of German reinforcements pouring into the area.
    — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The commotion followed a sit-in in the lobby of the Portland mayor’s condominium building Friday night.
    — Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2020
  • The commotion followed a sit-in in the lobby of the Portland mayor's condominium building Friday night.
    — CBS News, 30 Aug. 2020
  • The meeting was eventually brought to order by about 10:35 a.m., though some commotion persisted.
    — Hayden Mitman, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • From his home, the commotion of the scene could still be heard in the distance.
    — Josiah Bates, Time, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Roger’s teen son heard the commotion and woke up the 7-year-old son.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The commotion would wake people up and draw them to the church.
    — Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
  • At the same time, the Pinos’ adult daughter came outside to see what was the cause of the commotion.
    — Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
  • The commotion in the trees above his head was cacophonous.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 7 June 2021
  • There was a commotion on deck as the crew of maybe a dozen struggled to contain the blaze.
    — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Have a nose for the football that often had James in the middle of the commotion?
    — Jay Paris, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • In the commotion, one of the teddy bears and posters put up for Anderson fell to the ground.
    — Washington Post, 22 July 2021
  • Lastly, in a busy cafe, the Galaxy Buds took out most of the commotion.
    — PCMAG, 24 July 2024
  • The lip on the frog chugs and throws water so a small twitch can still produce a lot of commotion.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The commotion and smell of blood rouses the dog, Murphy.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • The light and commotion caused the mountain lion to retreat about 20 feet from the couple in the hot tub.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Sarah has been filled with commotion — and squeak toys.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • The fish curled around to the commotion and slid directly beneath the fly.
    — Colin Kearns, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2020
  • For the record, Mickelson did not bring up any of the commotion.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2021
  • What’s all this commotion in the news about gas stoves being banned in the United States?
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Farah is looking for a calm home where there’s not a lot of commotion.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2021

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