Sample sentences for COMMOTION

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Definition

a disturbance — typically noisy

commotion = disturbance

commotion = disturbance

commotion = disturbance

His wife had come over when she heard the commotion.
Victor Martinez -- Parrot in the Oven

commotion = noisy disturbance

One day Janina and I heard a commotion in the courtyard.
Jerry Spinelli -- Milkweed

commotion = noisy disturbance

Just then I heard growling, and a commotion off to one side.
Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows

commotion = noisy disturbance

The rage of the wolves was terrible to see, and the commotion they made filled all the forest.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Hobbit

commotion = noisy disturbance

Where were you all, didn't you hear the commotion?
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

commotion = noisy disturbance

The cocker spaniel heard the commotion and he ran out from the barn to join the chase.
E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web

commotion = noisy disturbance

She said, "Only thing I worried about last night was all the danger and commotion it caused."
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

commotion = noisy disturbance

Templeton, asleep in the straw, heard the commotion and awoke.
E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
With all the commotion, I find I can get closer to the house, right up against the blue barricades that bar the short driveway.
Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
Ever since the commotion in the auditorium, he'd felt utterly at sea.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
Another time Adams stressed the need for "commotion" in life, to keep it from going stagnant.
David McCullough -- John Adams
In all the commotion, I'd hadn't even noticed the rain stopping.
Sarah Dessen -- The Truth About Forever
I wondered what my double there in the sail locker thought of this commotion.
Joseph Conrad -- The Secret Sharer
Up ahead of us we hear a great commotion, several grunts followed by clanking of chains.
Pittacus Lore -- I Am Number Four
I think it was on to drown out all the commotion the pink Lady Kenmore washer was making on the porch.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees
IT WAS NOT, in point of fact, her Westley that was causing the commotion out front.
William Goldman -- The Princess Bride
But the commotion drew the attention of a stout grey-haired man in a coat of purple wool, and he spoke the Common Tongue.
George R.R. Martin -- A Storm of Swords

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