How to Use kerfuffle in a Sentence

kerfuffle

noun

• But the kerfuffle around Hicks was the last thing on his mind.
  — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
• This film comes on the tail of the Michael Wolff book and the media kerfuffle over that.
  — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2018
• A kerfuffle ensued about whether the Africans had the right to take a lunch break.
  — Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2017
• If anything, the kerfuffle just proves how young the field is.
  — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2018
• Waters did not refer to the Floyd kerfuffle in his live speech to the UN.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023
• Then, when Charlotte was in the sixth form, there was a kerfuffle at the surgery and Marlene lost her job.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
• This has caused, to put it mildly, no end of kerfuffle.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
• There was some kerfuffle as the judges each dug into the box for their numbers.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
• Take the kerfuffle over the dish prepared by White House chefs last month for a state dinner.
  — James Karst, NOLA.com, 6 May 2018
• And that caused a brief kerfuffle on the Senate floor Friday.
  — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
• There’s a kerfuffle when a cow steals a bunch of bananas and, up the street towards the old fort, the gunmaker is putting Purdey’s to shame.
  — Victoria Mather, A-LIST, 20 June 2018
• Cruz summed up his thoughts about the Big Bird kerfuffle with a tweet Saturday night.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
• The talks were preceded by a kerfuffle over the Blazer this spring.
  — David Welch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
• On April 4, the team engaged in the whole kerfuffle with a long, funny, and heartfelt thread about Keiley.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2019
• Lewis is none too happy when his pal gets the jump and fires the guy first, but perhaps that’s quid pro quo for season one’s bracelet kerfuffle.
  — Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
• For now, the research is still basic enough, and exploratory enough, that there hasn’t been any cause for a kerfuffle.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2023
• Most of the kerfuffle was not about the money, but rather the wording of the post, which essentially called non-paying users thieves.
  — Scott Gilbertson, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2018
• The Kissimmee kerfuffle has roots in the bad blood between Espinosa and Cariño.
  — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
• A glimpse into the process came to light after a Facebook kerfuffle erupted in June.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2017
• That caused a kerfuffle, too, as the airport card machine wasn’t working.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
• Still, as the kerfuffle with the Eagles song demonstrates, Salazar’s schtick isn’t without its hurdles.
  — Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
• Thanks in part to this kerfuffle, the Palapa is selling briskly in Mexico, and may soon be retailed abroad.
  — Linda Dyett, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2018
• Trump’s current kerfuffle with the NFL targets Trump’s base, many of whom love their flag and want to keep politics out of football.
  — Alex Hindman, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2017
• So what’s with the kerfuffle over breaded chicken slathered with tomato sauce and melted cheese?
  — Mike Cherney, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2018
• The movie is a beastly thing, and proud of it—a gaily sadistic kerfuffle, from which all traces of tenderness have been expunged.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
• Tune in to find out what various kerfuffles the quirky former hostage and her New York motley crew are causing this year.
  — Noor Brara, Vogue, 21 May 2018
• All this highlights a reality that’s easy to forget in the midst of a juicy quitting kerfuffle.
  — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 24 July 2019
• The kerfuffle over the article has also piqued the interest of the school’s language experts.
  — Anne Quito, Quartz, 24 June 2022
• During a timeout, head coach Juwan Howard was ejected from the game after a kerfuffle with the Maryland coaching staff.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2021
• The kerfuffle resulted in the firing of the show’s curator and to several other high-level departures.
  — News Desk, Artforum, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024