How to Use rustle in a Sentence

rustle

1 of 2 verb

• The trees rustled in the wind.
• He rustled the papers on his desk.
• Her skirt rustled as she walked.
• Listen to the birds singing and the breeze rustling in the leaves of the trees.
  — Qing Li, Time, 1 May 2018
• The only sound was the wind rustling the leaves of the aspens nearby.
  — Cheryl Strayed, Vogue, 17 July 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Maybe your own innermost thoughts, or just the sound of the wind rustling through the trees outside.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
• The wind rustled through the palm trees playing a soothing, raspy tune.
  — Fabiola Santiago, miamiherald, 29 Jan. 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• After she and Sam were caught rustling horses, she was sentenced to a year in prison.
  — Hannah Evans, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2020
• 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
• 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
• Sometimes all the interpreter could hear was the sound of rustling fabric.
  — The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
• Pink noise Sounds like: Light rainfall, leaves rustling or a steady heartbeat.
  — Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
• 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
• In their place, palm trees rustle and turquoise water stretches to the horizon.
  — The Economist, 4 May 2020
• This is a good time to rustle up some new contacts or network at the workplace.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2017
• 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
• 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
• Birds rustle in the branches of a large, wizened hemlock.
  — Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
• 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
• Windows are open, and a gentle breeze rustles the curtains just right.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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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rustle

2 of 2 noun

• He heard a rustle of leaves behind him.
• The rustle of the bag seemed to echo across the course and through the canyons.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Musical, are filled with the rustle of tulle and chiffon.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 July 2019
• 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
• The mood is the rustle of taffeta, Fragonard color, the glint of bronze doré.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Mar. 2021
• Save for the distant rumble of elephants and gentle rustle of leaves in the breeze.
  — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Thunder mutters overhead, the wind picks up, and human cries are half lost in the rustle of leaves.
  — The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
• Owls hunt with their ears, listening for the rustle of moving prey.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Visitors would hear grunts and huffs and the rustle of big creatures moving through brush.
  — Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2016
• Some pictures will stir your soul and cause a rustle of recognition.
  — Michael Johnston, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2022
• Besides your footfalls and breaths, and a rare, welcome rustle of the wind, a stillness surrounds.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The rustle of wind rushing through the eucalyptus trees, a non-native grove that shades the campground.
  — Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 9 June 2019
• The subject matter caused a rustle, but Chandler, who died in 1997, stood by Davidson.
  — New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The leaves didn’t rustle, but the din of endlessly falling water blanketed the plaza.
  — WSJ, 11 Sep. 2021
• An hour before sunset, the Iberá Wetlands rustle to life as if cued by a conductor.
  — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024