How to Use rowdy in a Sentence

rowdy

1 of 2 adjective
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Synonyms for rowdynext
  • While Sixth Street tends to be a bit rowdy, it's long been the place to party in Austin.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2023
  • From the rowdy group of students, a handful of them stand out.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • All Starz to bring a rowdy, dance-floor party vibe to the Sunken Garden.
    — Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • On the fourth night of the protests, Evans and a group of cops were pursuing a rowdy crowd flouting the city’s curfew.
    — Jamie Thompson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, not all employees are eager to let go of the rowdy old times.
    — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The scene involved the comedy duo engaged with a battle of the bands in front of a rowdy crowd.
    — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • The wooden gatehouse and cellblocks of the Old Lahaina Prison, built in the 1850s to deal with rowdy sailors on shore leave, are gone.
    — Tim Arango, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • And one of the NFL’s most rowdy, dedicated fan bases is ready for it.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Critics complained the event took away green space and brought traffic, noise and rowdy crowds.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • On the east side of Polk County ran the Kissimmee River where the swampy area ran wild with these rowdy cowboys.
    — Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The result was a most unusual State of the Union—partisan, shouty, and even, at times, a bit rowdy.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Some of the mostly teen crowd turned rowdy, and the police arrested dozens of people.
    — Theara Coleman, The Week, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That finish blew the roof off Paly’s already rowdy student section while Kitch fumed on the bench.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Put your camera up high, so running pets or rowdy kids don't throw them off.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Raucous, rowdy and a little bit risque, both drag and burlesque shows make great dates.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Second, the Wolfpack has only lost two home games in the last three seasons and has one of the most notably rowdy stadiums in the ACC.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Staff members told them that a rowdy group of people had caused problems in the shower room and had forced the center to close the area until the morning.
    — Erica Lee, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
  • There is no charge for fans to attend the rowdy event, though teams who compete have to pay a registration fee.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • At one point, Sandler tossed a behind-the-back pass to a teammate, drawing a rowdy ovation from those along the sidelines.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Gigs were so packed and rowdy that LAPD choppers would arrive to disrupt the parties and shut them down with police in tow.
    — Stephanie Mendez, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The programming there reliably hits a sweet spot of rowdy fun that is smartly made.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Sure, the clientele is rowdy, but if those girls survived — and even seemed to wildly enjoy — their stint, why can’t Liv and Hanna?
    — Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Not from the entrance music, but from a rowdy arena full of French Canadians.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2023
  • When a rowdy fan caused a scene at Sullivan's at the end of season 2, viewers saw the beloved baseball coach and former MLB star knock him out.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The crowd was so dense and rowdy that at one point, farmers and police officers appeared to risk being crushed.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Even before the star witness got up onto the witness stand, a huge amount of rowdy wrangling took place amongst the many attorneys.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Prediction Once again, TCU will be playing in front of a rowdy crowd of opposing fans.
    — Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Lorenzen then flipped his cap backward and was mobbed by his teammates in a rowdy celebration near the plate.
    — Dan Gelston, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The city is known for its spring break parties, which have occasionally turned rowdy.
    — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Colman plays Edith, an uptight spinster who lives with her elderly parents, and Buckley plays her rowdy Irish neighbor Rose.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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rowdy

2 of 2 noun
  • The game included five yellow cards and one red card ejection, making the match rowdy.
    — Cheryl Wray, al, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The commission voted on the rezoning as the last agenda item in a rowdy, nearly five-hour meeting.
    — Joshua Bowling, azcentral, 5 June 2020
  • Bieber has spent the better part of his twenties on the same mission, trying to prove to the world that the rowdy, debauched version of him that made headlines daily in his late teens is not the real Bieber.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2021
  • But unlike Freedom Caucus rowdies, Tuesday Groupies are a low-key, low-profile bunch.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2017
  • So expect a rowdy—but fun—16th hole experience once again.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Although the Warriors chose to do nothing at the deadline, the Cavaliers were unloading players like club bouncers tossing rowdies into the street.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Jack Whitehall plays passive hero Paul Pennyfeather, a divinity student expelled from Oxford for reasons beyond his control — his clothes were removed by rowdies — and forced to find work.
    — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 15 May 2017
  • Appalled at how absurdly little legislative progress has been made this year—despite unified GOP control of the government—the ultra-conservative rowdies are pushing for the unthinkable: a cancellation of Congress’s summer break.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
  • The game included five yellow cards and one red card ejection, making the match rowdy.
    — Cheryl Wray, al, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The commission voted on the rezoning as the last agenda item in a rowdy, nearly five-hour meeting.
    — Joshua Bowling, azcentral, 5 June 2020
  • Bieber has spent the better part of his twenties on the same mission, trying to prove to the world that the rowdy, debauched version of him that made headlines daily in his late teens is not the real Bieber.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2021
  • But unlike Freedom Caucus rowdies, Tuesday Groupies are a low-key, low-profile bunch.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2017
  • So expect a rowdy—but fun—16th hole experience once again.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Although the Warriors chose to do nothing at the deadline, the Cavaliers were unloading players like club bouncers tossing rowdies into the street.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Jack Whitehall plays passive hero Paul Pennyfeather, a divinity student expelled from Oxford for reasons beyond his control — his clothes were removed by rowdies — and forced to find work.
    — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 15 May 2017
  • Appalled at how absurdly little legislative progress has been made this year—despite unified GOP control of the government—the ultra-conservative rowdies are pushing for the unthinkable: a cancellation of Congress’s summer break.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017

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