How to Use commotion in a Sentence

commotion

noun

• There was a sudden commotion when the actress entered the restaurant.
• All that commotion in response to a threat is, again, what shows up as swelling.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
• There was a commotion on deck as the crew of maybe a dozen struggled to contain the blaze.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
• Four years of roaring commotion are ending in a whimper.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2021
• Consider keeping your pets in a quiet room away from the commotion and from open doors.
  — Julia Lamont, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
• Give your pet a quiet, secure place with a bed and its favorite toys to escape the commotion.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
• When a neighbor heard the commotion and opened their door, the man berated the neighbor.
  — cleveland, 15 Jan. 2021
• Two teenagers in this apartment heard a commotion, but didn’t hear police announce through their open window, their mom said.
  — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
• Groups of preschool visitors add tumbling commotion during the week.
  — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2021
• But now the main commotion came in the early morning, outside a church, where people were lining up in numbers that seemed to grow by the week.
  — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
• O’Connor was joined there by two fellow Portland-area clerics who’d also heard the commotion.
  — oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2021
• Yet little attention has been paid to Walter Tevis, the author whose creation has stirred all the commotion.
  — New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
• The source of the commotion is a spirited round of Wii bowling, a video game that allows players to mimic the action of hurling a ball down a virtual lane.
  — Chris Serres, Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
• The video shows the witness telling Besker that Wilson was armed with a knife and causing a commotion on a street corner, forcing pedestrians to walk into the street to get around him.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
• Before Lin Bao could offer a thought on the matter, there was a slight commotion in his workspace as Minister Chiang entered.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 16 Feb. 2021
• The few dozen Revolutionary Guards dispersed around the airfield struggled to understand the commotion.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024