How to Use uproar in a Sentence

uproar

noun
  • The town was in an uproar over the proposal to build a jail.
  • There was a lot of public uproar over the proposed jail.
  • The proposal caused an uproar.
  • There have been uproars in the past over similar proposals.
  • For now there has been no uproar.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Which of these would cause more uproar and fury?
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • By that point, the dugout was in an uproar.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That caused a lot of media and fan uproar.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The uproar has been loud, and not just among Democrats.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • If only the show was juicy enough to match the uproar.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Dunn could see that an uproar was building around his work.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Who caused an uproar with Matt Rife?
    — FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Barrera appeared to be aware of the uproar stirred by her posts.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
  • What sparked the uproar is the level of linoleic acid in the eggs.
    — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Lohmeier has become the focus of a right-wing uproar since then.
    — Emily Caldwell, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
  • Of course, some of the uproar goes back to Brady's playing days.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • More, still, found the whole uproar to be vapid, if not absurd.
    — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Against an uproar, the teenager was cleared to skate in the women’s event.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There was a huge uproar about the twist, and not just from viewers, but players as well.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Sweeney has not responded to the uproar.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The trial promises to be as big as the uproar over Floyd's death.
    — Stephen Collinson and Caitlin Hu, CNN, 30 Mar. 2021
  • As time went by, Chiklis somehow found out and had an uproar about it.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Roberts was ejected from Tuesday’s game amid the uproar of it all.
    — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
  • There wasn’t the same uproar for anyone else on the Panthers.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There was a lot of uproar inside of our company.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • The public release of the news caused an uproar among players.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2020
  • There will be no reunion for the show, which has caused an uproar on Twitter.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 9 May 2024
  • Of course, the confession was met with an uproar of laughter.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The move caused an uproar among Americans, many who were in debt and lost their homes.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • His comment caused an instant uproar.
    — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

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