How to Use rambunctious in a Sentence

rambunctious

adjective
  • And the latkes are rambunctious, While the herrings dance in cream.
    New York Times, 17 June 2019
  • Since the 2-year-old was born, he’s been very rambunctious and fussy.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The Wings don’t have anyone else with the same rambunctious style, the same knack for scoring while in front of the net.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Around them, a dozen or so rambunctious kids played tag or broke open bags of chips.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The first movie followed a group of rambunctious pets who run wild when their owners leave the house.
    Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2019
  • Crazy Horse didn’t start out with that wooly, rambunctious sound.
    Morgan Enos, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Her life is filled with all things pink, except for the one bit of blue—her rambunctious 4-year-old son.
    Alicia Harper, Redbook, 24 Feb. 2012
  • Check out a first look at Stiller and said rambunctious nephews in the first look photo above.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
  • We are blessed to have him grace us with his rambunctious presence.
    Jon Tayler, SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Keep rambunctious kids away from the pets (or vice versa).
    Robin Tribble, Popular Mechanics, 12 Nov. 2018
  • There was polish to the wine, the sort of sheen that comes only from the friction of age sanding away the rough edges of rambunctious youth.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • Of course baby + rambunctious dog = err on the side of caution.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Could the GOP’s rambunctious far right turn on Johnson?
    Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • De Jesús is another standout in the play, as the rambunctious and sassy Emory.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2018
  • In 2021, many people stayed home, and strict rules kept the ones who came out from getting too rambunctious.
    Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The rambunctious 4-year-old now rubs elbows with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2018
  • These have done little, though, to slow the rambunctious toddler down.
    Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2017
  • The rambunctious boy loved to play outside and clamber onto her lap to kiss her.
    NBC News, 22 June 2018
  • Both were a ball to bash around in, and both stood up to our rambunctious romping without so much as a trace of fatigue.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2020
  • This one is perched on the finger of regal mom, while her rambunctious boy steps forward to reach for it.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021
  • Bear vs Shark will be the last performer of the night, but Mustard Plug’s set will be a treat for those who love their rock to be a bit more rambunctious.
    Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2017
  • She is based in the Chicago suburbs and is a mom to two little boys and rambunctious rescue pup.
    Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The arena crowd was nowhere near as rambunctious as the festival crowd.
    Kyle Slagle, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Your rambunctious pup will have plenty of fun playing with it all year long.
    Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • She's allowed to play and go wild just like her rambunctious brothers.
    Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Kiszla: Court is the next stop for those rambunctious Bowlen kiddos.
    Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2020
  • There the family grew to six with the addition of four rambunctious boys.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 13 May 2018
  • Monty, portrayed by Morgan West, is white, rambunctious and a bit of a Lothario.
    Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, 24 May 2018
  • Rihanna could not be happier to be the mother of two rambunctious young boys.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
  • But when a group of rambunctious teens steal their belongings and wreck their car, the couple is then thrown into a violent cat-and-mouse game for survival.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024

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