How to Use kerfuffle in a Sentence

kerfuffle

noun
  • But the kerfuffle around Hicks was the last thing on his mind.
    — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
  • If anything, the kerfuffle just proves how young the field is.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2018
  • There was some kerfuffle as the judges each dug into the box for their numbers.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • This film comes on the tail of the Michael Wolff book and the media kerfuffle over that.
    — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2018
  • That caused a kerfuffle, too, as the airport card machine wasn’t working.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The talks were preceded by a kerfuffle over the Blazer this spring.
    — David Welch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • And that caused a brief kerfuffle on the Senate floor Friday.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Take the kerfuffle over the dish prepared by White House chefs last month for a state dinner.
    — James Karst, NOLA.com, 6 May 2018
  • For now, the research is still basic enough, and exploratory enough, that there hasn’t been any cause for a kerfuffle.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2021
  • For now, the research is still basic enough, and exploratory enough, that there hasn’t been any cause for a kerfuffle.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2023
  • This monumental problem seems to exceed any kerfuffle of whether there are more wheels or doors in the world.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Lewis is none too happy when his pal gets the jump and fires the guy first, but perhaps that’s quid pro quo for season one’s bracelet kerfuffle.
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Then, when Charlotte was in the sixth form, there was a kerfuffle at the surgery and Marlene lost her job.
    — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Waters did not refer to the Floyd kerfuffle in his live speech to the UN.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Not even a modest local-library-shelf kerfuffle.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew!
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Cruz summed up his thoughts about the Big Bird kerfuffle with a tweet Saturday night.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • All this highlights a reality that’s easy to forget in the midst of a juicy quitting kerfuffle.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 24 July 2019
  • But the real thrust of the whole argument is one Dorit says to Kyle in the middle of the kerfuffle.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The movie is a beastly thing, and proud of it—a gaily sadistic kerfuffle, from which all traces of tenderness have been expunged.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
  • But there was this huge kerfuffle, mostly sartorially, when that test shot came out last summer.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the kerfuffle was not about the money, but rather the wording of the post, which essentially called non-paying users thieves.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Media seized on the kerfuffle, and before long, news stories berthed backlash, then backlash to the backlash.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 July 2024
  • There’s a kerfuffle when a cow steals a bunch of bananas and, up the street towards the old fort, the gunmaker is putting Purdey’s to shame.
    — Victoria Mather, A-LIST, 20 June 2018
  • There are kerfuffles down at the hardware store, and a moaning moose makes his presence known near the motel where Ulysses is staying.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
  • To their credit, some gun-rights supporters did get agitated over this kerfuffle.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The kerfuffle over the article has also piqued the interest of the school’s language experts.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz, 24 June 2022
  • Still, as the kerfuffle with the Eagles song demonstrates, Salazar’s schtick isn’t without its hurdles.
    — Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024

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