rustle
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Our ancestors whose attention drifted past the rustle in the grass left fewer descendants than those who froze, looked and listened.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary on the Lower East Side in Manhattan.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Do labor leaders really think they can’t rustle up a quarter of their members to ensure the union preserves its role in representing workers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Before dawn, he would pedal out there on an old bicycle, clearing weeds and feeding cows, the world silent except for the rustle of palm leaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
The rustle of moving leaves and branches overhead.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
The shadows and rustles of forests are natural fodder for fear, especially if you’re not used to them, but among those who know, the Appalachians are another beast entirely.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
A plucked solo violin amid orchestral mists, the rustles and some glitter from a distant piano ends 20 minutes later in soft, ethereal shimmer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
A gentle wind rustles the pine trees that swaddle the health resort, described by one guidebook as “a perfect spot for a romantic evening.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
It rustles through the air, then softly lands against your chest, just as he planned.
From Slate ● May 30, 2020
It rustles the leaves of apple trees and sets a rooster on a weather vane spinning.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Outside of the Huddleston family home, a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag rustled in the yard next to a DirecTV satellite dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Once in a while, they got beef, from cattle they assume was rustled.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
As the wind kicked up, the wishes rustled, as if in conversation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
And one, the veteran campaigner Graeme McCormick had rustled up enough supporters to force a leadership contest.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
A breeze rustled the trees, and the bottles on the branches clinked together.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Mr. Griffin made his money rustling feral hogs to sell at market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Wearing a thick navy jacket over a wool sweater, Ivannikov, the head of the department of tropical and subtropical plants, picked up a leaf that had just come rustling down.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
As he walked around yelling Sparky’s name, Lopez heard a rustling behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
"I was in the toilet when I heard somebody rustling a bag in one of the cubicles", he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
On hearing the rustling of paper, I turned around just as Daisy walked up to me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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