How do you use Commotion in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like disturbance or tumult, plus the exact meaning.
Commotion meaning
- A state of turbulent motion.
- An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
- Sexual excitement.
Synonyms of Commotion
Using Commotion
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of turbulent motion. | An agitated disturbance or a hubbub. | Sexual excitement.
- Useful related words include: disturbance, tumult, rumpus, ruckus.
- In the example corpus, commotion often appears in combinations such as: the commotion, commotion in, commotion and.
Context around Commotion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Commotion
- In this selection, "commotion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, causing, loud, current, happening, near and earlier stand out and add context to how "commotion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a loud commotion in the and a loud commotion near their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "commotion" sits close to words such as architectures, atv and bader, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with commotion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But three countries—Australia, Canada and Sweden—cruised through the commotion. (11 words)
During the commotion at the ward office, two men allegedly held Patil, while two others slapped him. (17 words)
Luckily, no curious flight attendants or fellow passengers slid open the door to see what all the commotion was. (19 words)
According to Cole Alteneder, who used to live in the rental home where the murders took place, it’s likely that all those in the house would be able to hear a commotion in the “creaky” old rental. (38 words)
For all the commotion between a Nathaniel Hackett-led September win against Houston and a Jerry Rosburg-led early January win against the Los Angeles Chargers, that was all just a warmup for the frenetic offseason. (36 words)
An eyewitness who heard the commotion and witnessed the incident, said when Mars came out of the car, he was bleeding across his face and the upper parts of the body. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to Cole Alteneder, who used to live in the rental home where the murders took place, it’s likely that all those in the house would be able to hear a commotion in the “creaky” old rental.
A ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, slumped while being screened by the Senate on Wednesday, causing commotion in the Chamber.
An eyewitness who heard the commotion and witnessed the incident, said when Mars came out of the car, he was bleeding across his face and the upper parts of the body.
As they crossed the path into Netherley by the BT building they saw some sort of commotion happening where a woman seemed to be getting attacked by two dogs.
But AI is nothing new – and while ChatGPT may have taken many people by surprise, the seeds of the current commotion over this technology were laid years ago.
But three countries—Australia, Canada and Sweden—cruised through the commotion.
During the commotion at the ward office, two men allegedly held Patil, while two others slapped him.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo was attending an event in the state capital when he saw a commotion in the crowd and found a man in distress.
For all the commotion between a Nathaniel Hackett-led September win against Houston and a Jerry Rosburg-led early January win against the Los Angeles Chargers, that was all just a warmup for the frenetic offseason.
He is then seen getting into a white pickup truck before gunshots are heard, followed by screams and commotion around the truck.
In the commotion of NFL headlines and player spotlights, one name seems to conspicuously be absent from the Defensive Player of the Year conversation - Danielle Hunter.
I’ve seen videos of all that commotion in the theater & I do not want that to be my experience.
Luckily, no curious flight attendants or fellow passengers slid open the door to see what all the commotion was.
Meanwhile, the gun Abong used during the bar commotion was taken to the PNP Crime Laboratory for examination, which will be used as evidence.
Millions of oscillating sound waves such as p-waves, g-modes, and f-modes are produced by that seismic commotion.
Nicole recalled turning around after hearing a loud commotion in the park to see the enormous giraffe racing at them while its head was dropped.
Pc De Santis arrived at the scene after being notified of a “commotion” and heard the defendant make a comment about attendees indoctrinating young children into paedophilia.
Police officials from Valasaravakkam rushed to the hall on receiving information about a family causing commotion when a child that had come along was not allowed to watch the film.
Police say later, around 8:30 p.m., neighbors heard a loud commotion near their apartment but police were not called.
Recall that there was commotion earlier in the Senate when the nominee who replaced Nasir El-Rufai suddenly collapsed during his screening on Wednesday.
Common combinations with commotion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the commotion 65×
- commotion in 18×
- commotion and 14×
- commotion at 13×
- of commotion 10×
- heard commotion 8×
- causing commotion 5×
- and commotion 5×
- was commotion 5×
- commotion is 5×