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Example sentences for "turmoil"

Lexicographically close words:
turkeys; turkies; turkis; turkle; turmeric; turmoils; turn; turnaround; turnbuckle; turnbuckles
  1. Upstraining racks of clouds, tumultuous borne Upon the turmoil of opposing winds, Met in the zenith.

  2. But this did not keep the lump out of his throat, and it did not subdue the turmoil of sorrow in his heart at the thought that his father was scorned in the town.

  3. Under such circumstances it was clearly impossible for him to see the eyes that sought his in vain across the turmoil of the room.

  4. Just then Our country was in turmoil over France-- (The details are so rich I lose my head, And can't construct my acts.

  5. There was the war, and all the fear and turmoil In London for the war.

  6. Unbreachable the fort Of the long-batter'd world uplifts its wall; And strange and vain the earthly turmoil grows, And near and real the charm of thy repose, And night as welcome as a friend would fall!

  7. His mind was in a turmoil with it, his thoughts racing from one part to another; he would stop in the midst of pumping a bucket of water or bringing in a supply of wood, to jot down some notes that came to him.

  8. The captain told us that this turmoil was caused by the meeting of the waters of two seas, and that at times it was very dangerous to small boats.

  9. They were enduring a veritable tornado of shell, and the sea all round them leapt and boiled until at times the rushing shapes of the great vessels, close as they were, seemed actually hidden in the turmoil of flung-up water.

  10. The hostile flotilla appeared as a drove of rushing gray shapes in the midst of a turmoil of shell fountains, smoke, and gun-flashes.

  11. Lily did not understand her danger, but she was full of a turmoil of uneasiness.

  12. Presently the grass ceased at the edge of an immense blunt rock, like a disfigured head, that contemplated fixedly the white turmoil of the sea.

  13. The next morning was merely a transitional period, full of turmoil and disorder, between the broken life of the sea and the untried life of the shore.

  14. But even at the word the king spake arose great turmoil in the mote, for they smote the feud and contention awake, and men thronged forward against each other, and swords were drawn and brandished.

  15. About this time we reached Peking, literally blown in by a tremendous dust storm which seemed an elemental manifestation of the human turmoil within the grim old walls.

  16. The nobles terrorized the country about the capital, and kept the streets of the city itself in constant turmoil with their bitter feuds.

  17. The chief return that the lord was bound to make to the vassal as a compensation for these various services, was counsel and protection--by no means a small return in an age of turmoil and insecurity.

  18. Although the government of Augustus was disturbed by some troubles upon the frontiers, still never before, perhaps, did the world enjoy so long a period of general rest from the preparation and turmoil of war.

  19. It was in the turmoil which followed this sentence, that Arthur was taken prisoner by John and afterwards murdered.

  20. Amid this turmoil of the elements, the Dunbar, all in flames, and with disordered gear and unfurled canvas, lay rolling and tossing upon the sea.

  21. He was shouting something, but in the turmoil the words were indistinguishable.

  22. Above the turmoil without came the report of two pistol shots in quick succession.

  23. The boat, caught by the turmoil of the tempestuous seas, was thrown about like a cork.

  24. I soon discovered that the bustle and turmoil of political life did not produce happiness.

  25. A few days after he had turned away from that new-made grave, he was in the turmoil of politics at the national capital.

  26. Declining the nomination tendered him by his party for Congress, he chose the quiet of home rather than the turmoil of public life.

  27. The happiness of private life, for which his soul yearned as the hart panteth for the water brooks, was again postponed for the hated bustle and turmoil of politics.

  28. For days the conflict went on, death and turmoil ruling in Granada, such hatred existing between the two factions that neither side gave quarter.

  29. In those days of turmoil valor rarely had long to wait for opportunity.

  30. He hesitated to obey; the turmoil increased; in a moment more the horsemen might be in full flight.

  31. To come here is like stepping out of the turmoil of the modern world into a peaceful past.

  32. And he watched her as one fascinated, oblivious to his surroundings, in a turmoil of thought and emotion.

  33. Having returned home last night, I should like to see you quietly to-day, before the turmoil begins again to-morrow.

  34. Ermenoueïl, then, pause to-morrow to consider through what a glorious turmoil their dinner came to them?

  35. Yesterday," began the Moon, "I looked down upon the turmoil of Paris.

  36. It would stimulate his reveries; the whistle and turmoil of the factory would grow fainter, the escaping vapours less dense.

  37. It made him feel as though all the turmoil of life had receded into the distance.

  38. We arrived late at night at the ferry, and found everything in turmoil of excitement.

  39. I well remember once when the neighborhood was thrown into a turmoil of excitement.

  40. Feeling ran high, and a word, a look, was sometimes sufficient to change an otherwise peaceful meeting into one of turmoil and bloodshed.

  41. Industry in all its branches was crippled by the constant turmoil which prevailed.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turmoil" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ado; agitation; ailment; anarchy; bedlam; bluster; boil; boiling; bother; brawl; broil; bust; bustle; cacophony; chaos; churn; clamor; clatter; clutter; commotion; confusion; discomposure; disorder; disorganization; disquiet; disruption; disturbance; ebullition; effervescence; embroilment; excitement; fanaticism; ferment; fermentation; fever; fidgets; flap; flurry; fluster; foment; fomentation; fracas; frenzy; fume; furor; furore; fury; fuss; hash; hassle; hubbub; hurry; inquietude; jumble; lather; litter; maelstrom; malaise; melee; mess; misrule; moil; motion; nervousness; nihilism; noise; pandemonium; passion; perturbation; pother; racket; rage; rampage; rebellion; restlessness; revolution; riot; roughhouse; rout; row; ruckus; ruffle; rumpus; rush; scramble; seething; shindy; stew; stir; storm; swirl; swirling; syndicalism; trepidation; trouble; tumble; tumult; turbidity; turbulence; turmoil; twitter; unrest; unruliness; uproar; upset; vortex; welter; whirl; zeal