How to Use abuzz in a Sentence

abuzz

adjective
  • The air was abuzz with the sound of cell phones ringing.
    Chiara Goia, National Geographic, 1 June 2020
  • Here, just a reindeer skip and a hop from the North Pole, the students were abuzz with good cheer.
    Mark Thiessen, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The news set social media abuzz, which is still fun to see.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 2 July 2019
  • Washington is abuzz over the leaks from the Comey suppose a tell-all book.
    Fox News, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Since the news broke this morning, Britain—and the whole world—has been abuzz with royal baby fever.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
  • And now, the singer’s fandom is abuzz over a potential new clue.
    Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 15 June 2022
  • Salma Montoya, 18, a student in Tecate said her town is abuzz about it.
    CBS News, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The living room was abuzz, every seat and even some of the floor occupied.
    Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
  • And this time, traders are abuzz about Cardano’s ada token.
    Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021
  • While the Internet was abuzz with rumors of a wig, this dye job is the real deal.
    Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Or maybe the name was just a ploy for attention—which worked, as the internet has been abuzz about the car for months now.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 26 May 2022
  • The grounds these days are abuzz with construction, including on the new chapel.
    Allen Matthews, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • As tempers frayed, Washington was abuzz with worry about the prospect of a new war in the Middle East.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2019
  • And the community that hadn't felt this kind of excitement this late in the season in about 15 years is abuzz.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Social media is abuzz with fan theories on why the actor would opt out in the first place.
    Amiah Taylor, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Even outside of the demonstrations, the city of Washington is set to be abuzz on Tuesday night.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The Nextdoor Clifton social network was abuzz with questions and rumors.
    Monroe Trombly, Cincinnati.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Social media and late night shows were abuzz over the novelty.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Her social circle is abuzz with tips, some reliable and some not, on how to get the vaccine.
    Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2021
  • So, our entire office has been abuzz about your new HBO show Divorce.
    Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2015
  • Famous for its pier, palm trees, and penguins, this beachside suburb is abuzz on the water and off.
    Keira Alexander, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the immune cells of patients whose pain resolved were abuzz.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 14 May 2022
  • Others were abuzz with small children finally freed of heavy clothes and fear, playing on the bunk beds.
    New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The internet is abuzz over the fly that crashed the vice presidential debate last night.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2020
  • But for now, the eclipse zone is abuzz with anticipation.
    Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 12 July 2017
  • Social media was also abuzz with outrage at the prospect of a flyover.
    Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The track is abuzz, too, about a phenomenal young racehorse named Flightline that has won each of his first four races — by a lot.
    Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • Next door, the new two-story school was abuzz with activity.
    David Paulsen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Now, social media is abuzz trying to figure out what’s going on.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The American political world seems abuzz over these two @nypost covers.
    Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2022

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