plural ruckuses
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: a state or situation in which many people are angry or upset : fuss, uproar
… IHOP recently caused a social media ruckus after announcing it would change its name …—
Lauren Delgado
Lauren Delgado… the county's GOP is embroiled in a lively legal ruckus over an attempt to seize control of the party.—Charles Burress
Charles BurressExamples of ruckus in a Sentence
the ruckus left one person with a sprained wrist
quit creating such a ruckus—I'm trying to sleep!
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The ruckus drew a gaggle of onlookers, many of whom filmed the interaction, which went viral afterward.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The players began to dogpile on top of each other with some punches being thrown in the ruckus.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Lou began raking the trees behind me, causing quite a ruckus.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
The scene doesn’t go as planned, leading its irate French director Caroline Lescot (Nathalie Richard) to cause a slapstick ruckus, shot at a distance by Köhler’s camera.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The players began to dogpile on top of each other with some punches being thrown in the ruckus.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Lou began raking the trees behind me, causing quite a ruckus.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
The scene doesn’t go as planned, leading its irate French director Caroline Lescot (Nathalie Richard) to cause a slapstick ruckus, shot at a distance by Köhler’s camera.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ruckus
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“Ruckus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruckus. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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ruckus
noun
ruck·us
ˈrək-əs 
ˈrük-,
ˈru̇k-
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