How to Use bustling in a Sentence

bustling

adjective
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  • The box opens to reveal a bustling backdrop to the tracks with a two-car train.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 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
  • 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 once bustling area is now surrounded by parched soil, with many boathouses high and dry.
    — Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • As for Pam, she’s enthralled by the soundscapes of the bustling environment.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Although this venue feels like a getaway from bustling downtown Nashville, it's tucked away right next to it!
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Flatt’s was an important port and a bustling hub of shipbuilding and commerce.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
  • To round out your Christmas getaway, visit the town's many shops and boutiques, as well as bustling bistros and wineries, that are all in on the festive fun.
    — Jennifer Chappell Smith, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The website’s bustling sale section is brimming with must-have markdowns that are under $25.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • What was once an oppressive series of rooms is now a bustling hub for family life.
    — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Super central, but still quiet and lush, the location is ideal for a weekend in the city, with bustling bars, shops, and nightlife just a minute away.
    — Megan Honan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Thousands of cars barrel down this bustling strip of U.S. Highway 67 in Duncanville every day.
    — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The highlight was a 1.24 mile parade through Seoul’s main commercial and business district to the bustling Gwanghwamun area that is the gate to a sprawling palace in the heart of Seoul.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • In recent days, some 3,300 migrants have been staying on the streets around two shelters in the bustling downtown, many sleeping on scraps of cardboard.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023
  • Nobody frets about Grexit any more in Greece’s once-again bustling capital city.
    — Marcus Walker, wsj.com, 13 May 2023
  • There is plenty of natural beauty and bustling communities to choose from in the Great Lakes State.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Many workers in the city’s bustling tech sector traded their downtown office for a desk at a home with lower rent and more space out of town — or out of state.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Pedestrians share the bustling corridor of cracked asphalt with a steady flow of cars and delivery trucks, th ...
    — Zachary Hansen, ajc, 12 July 2023
  • This first-of-its-kind spirit, then, will transport drinkers to both the idyllic green Scottish isle of Islay and the dynamic and bustling city of Melbourne.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Today, the area is still a bustling and thriving community.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Nestled amidst the bustling cityscape, this aquatic gem invites guests to unwind in a one-of-a-kind setting, floating through a miniature Lone Star State.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But the vision of Sunrise as a bustling city on the edge of the Everglades began with him, in that fifth-floor penthouse office now reduced to rubble.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024

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