Examples of tumult in a Sentence
We had to shout to be heard over the tumult.
The country was in tumult.
Her mind was in a tumult of emotions.
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The latter was this rivalry’s high-water mark for tension and tumult.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump is betting that Americans will blame Democrats for the tumult in the end.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Upon finding Caroline has followed her there, Linda does what, according to Bronstein, puts the ensuing tumult in motion.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Asking media companies for money in exchange for carrying the nitty-gritty meetings of government at a time of tumult in the sector is no easy task.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump is betting that Americans will blame Democrats for the tumult in the end.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Upon finding Caroline has followed her there, Linda does what, according to Bronstein, puts the ensuing tumult in motion.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Asking media companies for money in exchange for carrying the nitty-gritty meetings of government at a time of tumult in the sector is no easy task.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Tumult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumult. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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tumult
noun
tu·mult
ˈt(y)ü-ˌməlt 
1
: uproar
a great tumult arose in the stands
2
: great confusion of mind
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