How to Use bustling in a Sentence

bustling

adjective
  • Floyd wasn’t working; Hall had a bustling clientele, ready to pay.
    Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • That is unsurprising because Texas is huge, with vast highways, bustling cities, and rural roads.
    Nia Bowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • One of its most bustling hubs, some five hours west of Kandahar, can only be reached by miles of dirt tracks that lead to a row of dusty shops topped with Taliban flags.
    Washington Post, 2 May 2022
  • The box opens to reveal a bustling backdrop to the tracks with a two-car train.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Walk through the entrance on a bustling 14th Street NW and up the stairs to enter the main space.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Paris, France The bustling capital of France isn't just for lovers.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • With a piano bar and dance floor, the restaurant was known for its bustling nightlife.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2023
  • The bakery is small and bustling—there’s no seating, so plan to take your food to go.
    Annalise Mabe, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
  • For me, being in a bustling newsroom is the ultimate perk of the job.
    Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Just a stone’s throw from the bustling Piazzetta, it’s got everyone on the island buzzing.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • The new outpost is in the heart of bustling Broadway, near Pearl, Brackenridge Park and more.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Instagram snaps from the big day revealed ocean views and a bustling dance floor.
    Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The once bustling area is now surrounded by parched soil, with many boathouses high and dry.
    Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Mazatlán has become a bustling resort city filled with tourists all year round.
    Janet Blaser, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
  • As night falls, the town transforms into a bustling hub of restaurants, bars, and clubs where the party goes all night.
    James Barrett, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Under the Little Sisters, the home had been lightsome and bustling.
    Yasmin Rafiei, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The property looked out on a river and was steps away from a bustling street full of restaurants.
    Agnes Chang, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • New World Mall in Flushing, which opened in 2011, boasts a bustling food court that draws customers from all over the country.
    Claire Wang, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • China's bustling port city of Guangzhou climbed one spot from last year and is now the ninth most expensive place to live.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022
  • As for Pam, she’s enthralled by the soundscapes of the bustling environment.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Several streets back from the Seine, the Champs Elysees was still the picture of bustling Paris.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 25 July 2024
  • The bustling city’s dangers meant that the kiwi vanished from this part of the country for more than a century.
    Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Suleiman and her husband made it to Cairo, Egypt’s bustling capital, but her son is still stuck in the border town.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 3 June 2023
  • A day trip for two (2) to Windsor Castle, the quaint royal town just outside the bustling city of London.
    Erica Gerald Mason, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • What was once a sleepy mountain town soon became a bustling minimetropolis.
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
  • From the wild sunset skies to the tranquil beaches, bustling shops, and once-in-a-lifetime restaurants, The Keys are filled with hidden gems.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
  • Boarded-up storefronts are a common sight in downtown Union Square, once a ritzy and bustling area for tourists.
    Trisha Thadani, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
  • That's when the dancer took his talents below the streets of Broadway, to New York City's bustling subway platforms.
    Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com, 3 June 2022
  • Just to see how bustling and busy our artists are in these neighborhoods has made a great impression on me.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • This is not the first landmark in Italy to make arrangements to avoid overtourism after a bustling travel year.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024

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