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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After the tumult of losing Huawei to U.S. sanctions, prompting what was once Android’s leading OEM to go its own way, this could be the beginning of something much worse.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Russia’s 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea occurred during a period of intense tumult in Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
The 2023 collapse of lenders Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank added tumult to the local financial industry.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
When including Citigroup and Wells Fargo, the six largest U.S. banks put up $16.3 billion in stock trading in the quarter, 33% more than a year earlier and higher than in previous periods of tumult, like the 2020 coronavirus pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Russia’s 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea occurred during a period of intense tumult in Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
The 2023 collapse of lenders Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank added tumult to the local financial industry.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
When including Citigroup and Wells Fargo, the six largest U.S. banks put up $16.3 billion in stock trading in the quarter, 33% more than a year earlier and higher than in previous periods of tumult, like the 2020 coronavirus pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Tumult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumult. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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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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