How to Use rustle in a Sentence
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Listen to the birds singing and the breeze rustling in the leaves of the trees.
—Qing Li, Time, 1 May 2018
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The only sound was the wind rustling the leaves of the aspens nearby.
—Cheryl Strayed, Vogue, 17 July 2018
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Apart from wind rustling the leaves of olive trees, the roar of cicadas was the only sound.
—Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
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The kind of night when lovers toss and turn and palm trees rustle in the moonlight.
—Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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Cross, who has lived on the street for 44 years, paused as the wind rustled his white hair.
—Mary Claire Molloy, Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2020
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Skies are clear and blue, and there’s just enough of a breeze to rustle up some leaves.
—Brian Jackson, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2017
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Maybe your own innermost thoughts, or just the sound of the wind rustling through the trees outside.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
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The wind rustled through the palm trees playing a soothing, raspy tune.
—Fabiola Santiago, miamiherald, 29 Jan. 2018
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Every now and then, a breeze swept along the banks, rustling through the green-gold marsh reeds and the tall, bushy trees laden with Spanish moss.
—Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2017
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Or, in early spring, be lulled by the sound of rustling leaves along the estate's twin lime tree avenues.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
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Standing in the playground, looking north, the view is of grassy slopes dotted with trees, their leaves rustling in the breeze.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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Then come the peaceful sounds of water spilling from a granite fountain and wind rustling through the leaves.
—Emily Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2019
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After she and Sam were caught rustling horses, she was sentenced to a year in prison.
—Hannah Evans, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2020
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The sun is setting and in the distance Jordanian flags can be seen rustling in the wind next to a mosque's minaret.
—Elspeth Dehnert, Marie Claire, 29 Sep. 2016
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At the end, a sitting room looked out to a small garden that lulled us with the sounds of rustling palms and trickling water.
—Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
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Sometimes all the interpreter could hear was the sound of rustling fabric.
—The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
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Pink noise Sounds like: Light rainfall, leaves rustling or a steady heartbeat.
—Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
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But, as the crew scrambles, rustling through dry oaks and peeking into the den, B268 catches wind.
—Rj Sangosti, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2017
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In their place, palm trees rustle and turquoise water stretches to the horizon.
—The Economist, 4 May 2020
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This is a good time to rustle up some new contacts or network at the workplace.
—Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2017
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My colleagues liked to play a recording of Earth sounds, like birds and rustling trees, and even mosquitoes, over and over.
—Daniel Wolfe, Quartz at Work, 29 Mar. 2020
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What can sound sort of like rustling livestock is only wind pushing through open doors and cracks in walls.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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Birds rustle in the branches of a large, wizened hemlock.
—Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
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On my three visits, clouds tended to sweep and swirl; winds spit and rustled the land; and reminders of mayhem were still in the air.
—David G. Molyneaux, miamiherald, 25 May 2017
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Windows are open, and a gentle breeze rustles the curtains just right.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023
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Each time a speaker tossed a blow across the school board’s bow, the pompoms rustled and flashed — the ultimate form of rooting for the home team.
—Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2017
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Pink noise is a mixture of white and brown noise, and covers things like waves, steady rain, or leaves being rustled by the wind.
—Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
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When Santi finished her remarks, a strong wind rustled the branches of the trees shading the graves.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
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On an overcast day, the forest, a bumpy 15-mile drive from the state capital of Shillong, was tranquil but for the sound of crickets chirping and raindrops rustling the bright green foliage.
—Deepa Bharath, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024
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Kimbrough’s camera moves towards Hollman, rustling is heard, and Kimbrough is seen taking Hollman’s arm.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
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The rustle of the bag seemed to echo across the course and through the canyons.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022
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They are replaced with shrieks of blue jays and the white-noise rustle of the wind through the leaves.
—Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 25 Oct. 2017
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The only sound is the rustle of leaves and crunch of Baskin’s leopard-print boots on the pavement.
—Rachel Nuwer, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2020
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But with the top raised, there’s hardly a rustle of wind noise, so good is the sealing.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 8 June 2022
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The scuff of a bare foot on sand, the rustle of a paper, a single word said in a whisper?
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2021
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The Musical, are filled with the rustle of tulle and chiffon.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 July 2019
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The cry of the distant goshawk, the rustle of flushing wings and the whistle of widgeon is our music.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2020
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The mood is the rustle of taffeta, Fragonard color, the glint of bronze doré.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Mar. 2021
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Save for the distant rumble of elephants and gentle rustle of leaves in the breeze.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2018
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There’s no sign of any other home in any direction, no sound of traffic, just the rustle of a breeze through the grass.
—Sunset Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022
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Thunder mutters overhead, the wind picks up, and human cries are half lost in the rustle of leaves.
—The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
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Owls hunt with their ears, listening for the rustle of moving prey.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
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Once there, Mulvihill and his neighbor heard a rustle in the bushes, saw the barrel of a gun and then the flash of gunfire.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 22 Mar. 2018
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Even the surrounding gum trees seemed in on the secret; the usual rustle of their leaves absent in the stillness.
—Sandra L. Rostirolla, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2023
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When birdsong and the rustle of marsupials in the bush give way to an eerie, smoky silence.
—Besha Rodell, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
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Visitors would hear grunts and huffs and the rustle of big creatures moving through brush.
—Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2016
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Some pictures will stir your soul and cause a rustle of recognition.
—Michael Johnston, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2022
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Besides your footfalls and breaths, and a rare, welcome rustle of the wind, a stillness surrounds.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021
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Bands of cash, smacked down on surfaces, sound like bricks; loose bills, collected by a dancer, rustle like leaves.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
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The boreal owl's roundish face is disk-shaped, like a radar antenna bouncing the slightest rustle of twigs to the owl's ears.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
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So why does Kay keep having strange, graphic dreams, and what's that odd rustle in the linen closet that catches Sam's eye?
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 10 July 2020
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The rustle of wind rushing through the eucalyptus trees, a non-native grove that shades the campground.
—Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 9 June 2019
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The subject matter caused a rustle, but Chandler, who died in 1997, stood by Davidson.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022
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There was a rustle inside the tent, and James Guidi, a Vietnam War veteran, emerged, a dazed look on his face.
—The New York Times, Orange County Register, 22 Apr. 2017
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Perhaps an out-of-place twinkle from deep in the rustle of some bushes, or a delicate rainbow in the light of the local dell.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2022
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Modernity, bright and loud, drowned the night noises: the hiccup of geckos, the complaint of insects and the rustle of palms heavy with coconuts.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
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The leaves didn’t rustle, but the din of endlessly falling water blanketed the plaza.
—WSJ, 11 Sep. 2021
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An hour before sunset, the Iberá Wetlands rustle to life as if cued by a conductor.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
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At highway speeds, the car is quiet; wind rustle is all but absent, leaving only tire noise to be heard.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 5 Apr. 2023
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Her voice disappeared into the rustle of leaves and chatter of branches brought on by a strong, late summer wind.
—Freep.com, 1 Nov. 2019
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