How to Use bustling in a Sentence

bustling

adjective
  • The locals of the group expressed their surprise at being in such a magical spot just a stone’s throw from the center of the bustling city.
    New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022
  • In humans and other rodents, nearly all immune cells are manufactured in the bustling hub of the bone marrow.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The new town of Belchite is a bustling place – a typical Spanish town where seniors pack the cafes at midmorning.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2022
  • At night, K Street is a bustling corridor of aspiringly high-end nightclubs and restaurants.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • As country music's home, Nashville has it all: big hotels, state-of-the-art venues and a bustling downtown entertainment district.
    Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Archaeologists found the boat in an area that, 4,000 years ago, would have been the bustling hinterlands of the largest city in the world: Uruk.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Combine the medicinal benefits of honey with the various plant life in the area, and the Peruvian Amazon is a bustling world for chemical mixtures.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The box opens to reveal a bustling backdrop to the tracks with a two-car train.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
  • From bustling cities rich in culture to serene coastal towns, the continent boasts world-leading infrastructure, fast connectivity, and a high quality of life, ideal for digital nomads.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Floyd wasn’t working; Hall had a bustling clientele, ready to pay.
    Washington Post, 9 May 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
  • The once bustling shopping center in Milwaukee’s downtown was half empty by the end of the Great Recession and was later sold to developers, who began converting the space in the late 2010s.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024

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