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the kids made such a rumpus that they woke up everyone else in the house
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Vinicius was once again tormented by old nemesis Pablo Maffeo throughout the action, and was therefore heated at full time and caught causing a rumpus in the tunnel.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
A little boy named Max who got up on the wrong side of the bed meets a troupe of teeth-gnashing monsters — and so the wild rumpus begins.
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Karen Cicero,
Good Housekeeping,
10 July 2023
Let the wild rumpus start with this no-sew costume of Max, the main character from the beloved children's book, Where the Wild Things Are.
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Amy Mitchell,
Country Living,
30 Aug. 2022
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
A little boy named Max who got up on the wrong side of the bed meets a troupe of teeth-gnashing monsters — and so the wild rumpus begins.
—
Karen Cicero,
Good Housekeeping,
10 July 2023
Let the wild rumpus start with this no-sew costume of Max, the main character from the beloved children's book, Where the Wild Things Are.
—
Amy Mitchell,
Country Living,
30 Aug. 2022
See All Example Sentences for rumpus
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“Rumpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumpus. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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rumpus
noun
rum·pus
ˈrəm-pəs 
: a noisy commotion
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