Examples of tumult in a Sentence
We had to shout to be heard over the tumult.
The country was in tumult.
Her mind was in a tumult of emotions.
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Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The attempt to remove Lawrie from her position at the school district comes at a time of tumult within KCKPS’ special education program.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Realness and rawness Biles has openly and honestly shared her struggles with mental health since taking time away from gymnastics following the tumult of the Tokyo Olympics.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
America has mostly been spared from the tumult.
—Ben Casselman Qilai Shen Lisa Lerer William J. Burns, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The attempt to remove Lawrie from her position at the school district comes at a time of tumult within KCKPS’ special education program.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Realness and rawness Biles has openly and honestly shared her struggles with mental health since taking time away from gymnastics following the tumult of the Tokyo Olympics.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
America has mostly been spared from the tumult.
—Ben Casselman Qilai Shen Lisa Lerer William J. Burns, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Tumult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumult. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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tumult
noun
tu·mult
ˈt(y)ü-ˌməlt 
1
: uproar
a great tumult arose in the stands
2
: great confusion of mind
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