TUMULT in a Sentence
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85 example sentences for TUMULT, such as:
1. The demonstration broke up in tumult.
2. They waited for the tumult to die down.
3. And Scarlett was in a tumult about Ashley.
4. I could simply not be heard in the tumult.
5. A tumult of feelings inside her fought for supremacy.
2. They waited for the tumult to die down.
3. And Scarlett was in a tumult about Ashley.
4. I could simply not be heard in the tumult.
5. A tumult of feelings inside her fought for supremacy.
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Meanings and Examples of TUMULT
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tumult
n. the act of making a noisy disturbance
n. a state of commotion and noise and confusion
Classic Sentence: (78 in 6 pages)
1 And Scarlett was in a tumult about Ashley.
2 Ellen's tired mouth smiled into the tumult as she addressed herself first to her husband, as a wife should.
3 A polite tumult broke out under the trees as the guests arose, shaking crumbs from laps.
4 Ladies, there will pass among you two of our gallant wounded, with baskets and-- But the rest of his speech was lost in the storm and tumult of clapping hands and cheering voices.
5 The chaperons' corner was in tumult and Mrs. Meade, anxious to support her husband in an action of which she heartily disapproved, was at a disadvantage.
6 Forgotten in the tumult, little Wade crouched behind the banisters on the front porch, peering out onto the lawn like a caged, frightened rabbit, his eyes wide with terror, sucking his thumb and hiccoughing.
7 Scarlett screamed to her, but the tumult of the crowd drowned her voice and the carriage rocked madly by.
8 She felt something brush her hair and wondered vaguely through her tumult if it were his lips.
9 There was a glow of grim pride in her usually gentle face, approbation and a fierce joy in her smile that equaled the fiery tumult in Scarlett's own bosom.
10 Gerald, Will and Ashley sat about the room smoking, smiling at the feminine tumult.
11 So the tumult of gossip, surmise and deep suspicion which followed the announcement of his quiet wedding to Scarlett was not surprising.
12 Somehow Melanie made her way to the center of the excited throng and somehow made her usually soft voice heard above the tumult.
13 There was too great a tumult of conflicting ideas in her mind for her to sort them out.
14 Even through the dark tumult of her thoughts, the clink of Mr. Rosedale's millions had a faintly seductive note.
15 Lily had thus formed, in the tumult of her surroundings, a little nucleus of friendly relations which mitigated the crudeness of her course in lingering with the Gormers after their return.
Example Sentence:
1 The demonstration broke up in tumult.
2 A tumult of shouting and screaming came from within the house.
3 I could simply not be heard in the tumult.
4 They waited for the tumult to die down.
5 From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion.
6 A tumult of feelings inside her fought for supremacy.
7 She could not make herself heard over the tumult of the mob.