How to Use rowdy in a Sentence

rowdy

1 of 2 adjective
  • There were no rowdy whoops and cheers.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • One play revved up the Rebels and their rowdy fans.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • One play revved up the Rebels and their rowdy fans.
    — Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • As time went on, the events got rowdier.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Brown asked to a rowdy round of applause from the packed room.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
  • That rowdy group is out to swindle and hoodwink rich guys.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • From the rowdy group of students, a handful of them stand out.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • And the Friday night crowd was a rowdy one, to say the least.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • Leave your beach read at home, as the rowdy atmosphere is the main draw here.
    — Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, not all employees are eager to let go of the rowdy old times.
    — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • What used to be a few rowdy moments has turned into concert chaos.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • At first, the route was a challenge, as the middle school students were rowdy.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Raucous, rowdy and a little bit risque, both drag and burlesque shows make great dates.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Critics complained the event took away green space and brought traffic, noise and rowdy crowds.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Women in head scarves shuttle rowdy children home from school.
    — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • Ryder Cups are known to be rowdy, and the home team counts on the support of their fans.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Big news for the golf fans who like their birdies loud, their crowds rowdy and their tournaments with a side of pure chaos.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But the bond market can act as the neighbors who call the police when the party gets too rowdy.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Parents who brought their children gave up after the crowds grew rowdier.
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Unlike a church service, shows are rowdy and a bit untethered.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The scene involved the comedy duo engaged with a battle of the bands in front of a rowdy crowd.
    — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • After a long day down the shafts, mineworkers would gather at rowdy makeshift pubs called shebeens, and play famo.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The programming there reliably hits a sweet spot of rowdy fun that is smartly made.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • He gets beat up once and faces a few rowdy crowds, but threads every needle pretty much perfectly.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Even the rowdy coda leaves things unsettled.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • While Sixth Street tends to be a bit rowdy, it's long been the place to party in Austin.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Knicks owner James Dolan earlier urged fans to not to get too rowdy.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Some of the mostly teen crowd turned rowdy, and the police arrested dozens of people.
    — Theara Coleman, The Week, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Now, it's become a staple of his rowdy live appearances.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Beer was far easier to grab on the go, and getting rowdy fans liquored up was in no one’s best interest.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

rowdy

2 of 2 noun
  • But unlike Freedom Caucus rowdies, Tuesday Groupies are a low-key, low-profile bunch.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 2017-10-08
  • Although the Warriors chose to do nothing at the deadline, the Cavaliers were unloading players like club bouncers tossing rowdies into the street.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 2018-02-08
  • Jack Whitehall plays passive hero Paul Pennyfeather, a divinity student expelled from Oxford for reasons beyond his control — his clothes were removed by rowdies — and forced to find work.
    — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 2017-05-15

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