How to Use bustle in a Sentence

bustle

1 of 2 verb
  • She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests.
  • New York City is bustling with tennis fans.
    — Brook Choulet, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • For her part, Murral was a girl from a small town in a bustling new city.
    — Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There’s lots of fast-paced, bustling kitchen moments, but those are mostly fun.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Follow this link to see a bustling industry at work.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
  • On Sunday, the dining room was bustling.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • On Saturday night, the club was bustling.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even in a bustling city like Seoul, some things can still be enjoyed at a sweet, glacial pace.
    — Carol Rh Malasig, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This week starts the bustling spring break travel period.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
  • What was once a bustling recreational draw sat abandoned.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its open world feels alive with bustling cities, dangerous deserts, and space dogfights.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • This is a wealthy neighborhood, bustling with shoppers.
    — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Those who live in bustling households know there’s no such thing as a day off from domestic to-dos.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Its downtown is bustling with lots of interesting places to go and things to do.
    — Carol Cain, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Inside, the warehouse was bustling and fragrant.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The highway is definitely the bustling heart of the city here.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • FeFe wiped back tears as told me her story at a bustling coffee shop near campus.
    — The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Now, the waterway is bustling with recreation.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • For the moment all was quiet, but usually the house is bustling.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The park itself is gorgeous and peaceful, removed from the bustling city.
    — Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Streets and businesses across the county that were once bustling now sit empty.
    — Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This can be a place of refuge after a busy day of new experiences or from the bustling pool deck.
    — Megan Dubois, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The building, which was bustling with life Sunday night, is now an empty shell.
    — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The sidewalk was bustling, but no one even bothered to rubberneck.
    — Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
  • On bustling mornings, toast two directly from frozen until warmed through.
    — Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The bustling city also makes the perfect home base for a host of fascinating day trips.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Local businesses thrive, and the park is always bustling.
    — Carol Naughton, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Forno Campo de' Fiori is a bustling bakery on a busy market square.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Or even an unassuming Italian restaurant in the midst of a bustling strip mall.
    — Amanda Hancock, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In just a few hours, her quaint and homey soul food staple, Shaw-naé’s House, will be bustling with guests.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025

bustle

2 of 2 noun
  • Gone was the bustle of Dakar, the crowds, noise, and smells of the city.
    — J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But inside, under its domed roof, there was bustle.
    — Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Little paper piles creep up out of nowhere in the hustle and bustle of a home.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The quiet bustle of the room heightens to a low-level buzz of stress.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Our statehouse team is keeping track of all the hustle and bustle.
    — cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Copley Square buzzed with the hustle and bustle of the last day of the year.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Often an aunt bustles in and replaces a dead mother.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Even the hustle and bustle of the airport is a signal to your body that a great trip is ahead.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Here there is no bustle of beachcombers and day drinkers, only lapping waves and rustling fronds.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2021
  • A great deal of hustle and bustle and fiddling around making sure things were put on the right way round.
    — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • The downtown bustles with businesses both old and new.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The tall buildings, yellow cabs and hustle and bustle.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Plus time beneath the sea provides a rare chance to escape the world’s hustle and bustle.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Urban hustle and bustle meets serene island escapism in this city, and in all the right ways.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
  • But in the midst of the bustle, perspective is still something at the forefront of their mind.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Take a break from city bustle on a Jardín Etnobotánico tour.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, for some travelers, the hustle and bustle is part of the festive charm.
    — Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Take advantage of all your outdoor space, and join in the hustle and bustle of life on your street.
    — Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2022
  • Workers bustle by them in throngs in the center of Guadalajara.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Our homes should serve as a quiet, peaceful respite from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • With the hustle and bustle, many residents say crossing the street can be tricky.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Amid the bustle of daily life, washing your sheets may land firmly at the bottom of your to-do list.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Salt Lake City is not big, either, and doesn’t hustle and bustle.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
  • There’s delight in dining alongside strangers amid the bustle of daily city life.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Soon, a few of us were whisked away for a private tour of the hustle-and-bustle production set.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, most of us end the day with a warm meal and a secure roof over our heads.
    — Lucy Dunn, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
  • That certainly qualifies as a big story, and yes, it got lost in the bustle.
    — Dave Lieber mar. 5, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hustle and bustle have long been synonymous with trips downtown.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • In the bustle and tumult of daily life, giving thanks can come as an afterthought.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The hustle and bustle of the holidays can also make pets feel stressed and overwhelmed.
    — Amy McGorry, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023

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