How To Use Flurry In A Sentence

CORONATION Street has been cleared of inciting crime after an arson plot sparked a flurry of complaints. The Sun
But as he neared the crux of his missive, he was suddenly interrupted by a flurry of black tresses and wrinkled muslin rushing into the room.
From a flurry of delighted children sledging down a snowswept street in Bath to policemen joining in with group of teenagers having a snowball fight in Poole - your pics are helping us capture Britain as it is swept by snow.
And, as we so often see in the winter window, there is likely to be a flurry of activity towards the end of the month. The Sun
At the end he upturns the bucket and a flurry of feathers rises and falls over the stage like a stream of tears.

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Yet it still heralds a flurry of excitement (some call it panic) over what exactly is to be cooked and how.
With summertime abandon, the new arrivals sent their limbs flurrying in all directions.
Present castle incumbent Peter Frost-Pennington is a stoic, sensible Scot, who likes to keep an open mind on spectral matters, but readily admits a recent flurry in phantom phenomena has been pretty good for business.
The discovery of a pocket of cassiterite here in 1915 created a small flurry of interest in tin; however, further exploration was unproductive.
Well, due to an impromptu trip to McDonalds for the wife, which then turned into a half-hour wait for a McFlurry (and nuggets and fries for me) in the drive-thru, I was pretty sure my night was shot. A review for INK
Turning 50 is a cause for sombre reflection, not celebration," opined Norris and, as a flurry of firemen attempted to free her empurpled cranium, shame descended once more. World Of Lather
A flurry of deans from top international institutions who have moved recently to run programs in Asia shows the influence the continent's institutions now wield in the B-school world, says Matt Symonds , whose company, Symonds GSB, does consulting for business schools. B-Schools Embrace China
In the flurry to appear as though I was being on my best behaviour at work, I missed a golden opportunity to tell Richard Wilkins how much I enjoy reading his blog.
Brady uses this horrid incident as a Rosebud inspiration for a life of flurry and accomplishment, but this is pure speculation.
A flurry of shots rang out in the darkness.
This prompted a flurry of clarifications from sources that were no doubt close to Duncan. Times, Sunday Times
A flurry of letters to local newspapers all over the country triggered a steady flow of chatty reminiscences by letter, e-mail and phone.
And in the world of imperial corporate media, there are no such things as the Iraqi resistance (to the U.S. occupation), resistance fighters, or even a U.S. occupation; even if there are, the labels aremade to appeartoo mild or otherwise inappropriateby a flurry of inflammatory quotes from “official sources,” orby immediatelyshifting the focusonto somenegative act committed last week or even decades ago by theanti-occupationactors. When Corporate Media Were Imperial Shills, or: Now and Always
So while some of the kingpins are posing and posturing with flash and flurry, behind the scenes the big debate on the whys and wherefores of possible arrests is going on.
Poets behave badly, a Famous Poet once wrote to me after I complained about how another poet sent me a flurry of angry emails for rejecting his sestina. On leaving the scene
And with a little flurry of placative laughter, she added: "At your age, of course! The Magnificent Ambersons; illustrated by Arthur William Brown
Seconds later, with scant time to jump out of the way, in a flurry of sticks, leaves and flashing lights the boys in blue rush past at well over the speed limit.
The trial had started on the Monday and by this time there was a flurry of black-cloaked ushers briskly walking through the building, desperately looking for a policeman.
He went for each opponent in a bewildering flurry of movement, using speed and inventiveness to confuse and to scatter the wits of his opponent. Times, Sunday Times
Daughtry cried, at sight of the whale flurrying the water with aimless, gigantic splashings. CHAPTER XV
As the snow continued to flurry on and off outside, quarrels between Wes and Frankie were constantly erupting inside the Horse and Carriage.
Over the next 48 hours, we're going to see a flurry of activity.
From the metallic zizz of the starter motor and the first flurry of revs to the final frantic thrashings of the crankshaft, this is swansong motoring.
Chris hesitates for a beat before rushing up and knocking Johnnie down in a quick flurry of shots.
More than a flurry, then, but not the avalanche the glums have been predicting. Times, Sunday Times
Posner reviews them all in turn, in a hectic flurry of piled-up fact-bites, speculative calcula-tions, passing quarrels, and offhand policy dicta ” an orderless mixture of assertion, guess, remark, and opinion for which the term "farrago" would seem to have been invented. Very Bad News
But the flurry of leaves gave way to camellias the colours of bridesmaids' frocks, a reminder that in nature, as in life, every season has its compensations.
In a flurry of bright patterns, flashy materials, and skimpy outfits, several girls flurried into the room, all clicking away on high heels and giggling shrilly.
There would be a flurry of coding and decoding activity in time of war, but with the coming of peace, cryptographic knowledge and skills would atrophy and have to be relearned again at the next outbreak of hostilities.
The door swung open and a flurry of snow came in and quickly started to make pools on the floor.
A small flurry of winners brings hope, only for a minor drought to promote despair. Times, Sunday Times
They adapted to the variable bounce, and then launched into the bowlers in a flurry of cuts, sweeps, drives and lofts over the infield.
What are we to make of this flurry of government activity? Times, Sunday Times
Hunt KOs Jerome, with a flurry of lefts and rights, polished off by a right hook to the head that tracks him down to the mat.
Suddenly a flurry of movements was shown on the screen and my brother's slightly tanned face appeared.
They came in a flurry, mostly foreign stuff - brandies, liqueurs and a lot of grappa.
A small flurry of winners brings hope, only for a minor drought to promote despair. Times, Sunday Times
The flurry of deals in recent months, underlines the renewed confidence in the restaurant business. Times, Sunday Times
Just then there was a sudden flurry of arrivals: a common wainscot, several green carpets, a straw underwing, and two or three scorched carpets, which would most likely have been feeding as caterpillars on the spindle trees in the wood. Wildwood
The Reddings House was indeed busy, bustling with servants, lost in a flurry of planning and preparation.
The threat of the crisis leading to all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours has prompted a flurry of international diplomatic activity.
He criticises a flurry of deals by former management. Times, Sunday Times
In recent years there has been a flurry of headlines about prospecting companies coming to the Highlands in search of precious gems.
In a flurry of heart-shaped jade-green leaves her wings appeared.
In the past few months there has been a flurry of companies seeking a listing on the AIM market.
It caused a small flurry. Times, Sunday Times
In the beginning there was so much flurry and fuss.
The initial flurry of interest from potential buyers appears to be ebbing away. Times, Sunday Times
So it was with a flurry of paper gathering, desk clearing and eventually handshaking, I strolled out into the back lane for the last time.
With reporters building entire edifices of Palin speculation based on Runner's World photos of Palin preparing to run (quickly ambulate, that is, rather than pursue political office) and amidst the flurry of liberal talk show jokes deriding Palin's intelligence it's understandable that many Americans who might not support Sarah Palin's political views are nonetheless coming to see Palin as a victim. Bruce Wilson: Palin Says She'll Stump for Democrats, Hints at Third Party
The sudden flurry of snow immediately caught everyone's eyes.
Green markings which have been put down to delineate a cycle way on the road at Waterhead, Ambleside, have caused a flurry of letters to the Gazette in recent weeks.
To save time, the skipper eventually backed up to the fish, which was gaffed aboard in a flurry of foam.
Sort of flurrying with the drizzle here in the Gaithersburg Airpark. And the awards for 'Best Snow Comments' go to...
There is a lot of data out today which might produce the odd short term flurry, but there will be nothing drastic as traders wait to act on Friday's payroll numbers," said David Jones, chief market strategist at IG Index in London. U.S. Stocks Poised to Bounce
She was sure he hit one bird because there was a flurry of feathers and a bird flew away.
Today the forecast was for a cold north-westerly wind with the odd flurry of snow.
It wouldn't be so bad if we had roads capable of coping with a flurry of snow. The Sun
Leeandra's words tumble out in a rush as she arrives in a flurry of movements, noise and colors.
This addition to the nation's anti-corruption laws is part of a flurry of legislative activity to combat white-collar crime.
The flurrying snow did not permit the fire to burn any too well, while the wind cut through their clothes and chilled their bodies. THE UNEXPECTED
There's been a sudden flurry of activity related to the Northern Bank heist.
The dark-skinned natives were the cool ones amidst the flurry; and the boatmen were the coolest. Gold Seekers of '49
The conflicting messages prompted a flurry of criticism. The Sun
The potential for the fighting to spill over into a wider regional conflict has triggered a flurry of diplomatic activity.
This prompted a flurry of clarifications from sources that were no doubt close to Duncan. Times, Sunday Times
But the flurry of trade activity before last week's non-waiver deadline reshaped the pennant races, but left eight teams as the most likely playoff qualifiers.
The bustling activity grew into a flurry of skillets and plates as Corra joined the two other women and was swiftly put to work frying up a pan of bacon.
And a flurry of last-minute deals on deadline day raised expectations. The Sun
On the other side, a flurry of diplomatic activity between Russia and China in recent months continues to draw the giant powers of the Eurasian land mass closer.
He blinked sleepily at me, then realized what he was doing and immediately went into a flurry of apologies and embarrassment.
There's a flurry to get them unloaded so people can get in the building.
Just blocks away, on neighboring First Avenue in the 60s and 70s, a flurry of new restaurants are arriving, including a wine bar called Felice and the ironically named Second Avenue Deli. A Bonus for First Avenue: It's Not Second
When you say design, some folks conjure up images of la-di-da characters with long silk scarves flurrying about pointing out how atrocious or marvelous everything looks.
The contact angered her and she was suddenly a flurry of arms and legs, living up to her name.
In the last 30 seconds, he would flurry in an attempt to steal close rounds.
I pulled my cloak a bit tighter as a gust of wind whipped powder snow from a nearby drift and swirled it around us in a chill flurry.
The Long Shot uses short, sharp, direct sentences that hit you like a flurry of unending jabs that effectively strikes a perfect balance between external action and internalism. The Long Shot by Katie Kitamura review
The initial flurry of online activity went on for a week but still happens. The Sun
The images I speak of as matter for more evocation that I can spare them were the fruit of two different periods at Boulogne, a shorter and a longer; this second appearing to us all, at the time, I gather, too endlessly and blightingly prolonged: so sharply, before it was over, did I at any rate come to yearn for the Rue Montaigne again, the Rue Montaigne "sublet" for a term under a flurry produced in my parents 'breasts by a A Small Boy and Others
Today the forecast was for a cold north-westerly wind with the odd flurry of snow.
Vehicles were pulled back to remote locations for safety reasons despite the flurry of emergency calls. Times, Sunday Times
Part of what fuels the ongoing flurry of queries concerning Queen Latifah's sexual orientation was her spot-on portrayal of a butch lesbian in the 1996 movie Set It Off. Irene Monroe: Black, Homophobic Horror Flicks
A flurry of wind upset the small boat.
A flurry of wind upset the small boat.
We may see a flurry of red and yellow cards and there are sure to be teething issues, but the players will learn quickly enough. Times, Sunday Times
Then, in a flurry of snow and slush, the Christmas holiday was over, and the long drive toward Boston had begun.
Not much concrete came out of the closed-door conclave, except a flurry of articles and promises by both sides to continue talking.
But can a flurry of snow and a last-minute romantic gesture change that? The Sun
With its relentless army of moppets uniting in sister solidarity to rally against such unpleasantries as cold mush and no Santa Claus, the number is a flurry of imaginative, lively choreography.
We were there too the following dawn when it was so still that the Gorge seemed like a translucent painting, disturbed only by the flurry of noisy corellas fleeing from tree to tree.
After a quiet spell there was a sudden flurry of phone calls.
And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack in a flurry of eiderdown. Frank Loesser At 100: Celebrating A Broadway Legend
She got carried away in a flurry of excitement,but we brought her down to earth by reminding her of the tasks waiting to be down.
Despite the flurry of action as we hijack the room, he continues to thumb out a furious text message and refuses to say hello.
Seconds later, the squad and two larger rigs were gone in a flurry of sirens, growling engines and diesel exhaust.
The defendant then allegedly leapt on his bench and aimed a flurry of blows at his head.
After a quiet spell there was a sudden flurry of phone calls.
Nay it may happen that arrangements of lines which would flutter and flurry us on days of quiet appreciativeness, will become in every sense "sympathetic" on days when we ourselves feel fluttered and flurried. The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics
There was a sudden flurry of activity when the director walked in.
Walking into the mass of silk, satin, and cottons, we became instantly camouflaged amongst the rainbow of colors flurrying everywhere.
So at dawn on New Year's Day the Senate formally appointed Lucius Valerius Flaccus Princeps Senatus the first interrex and those men who intended to stand for election as consuls and praetors went into a flurry of hasty canvassing. Fortune's Favorites
There has been a recent flurry of sensationalist warnings about the threat of exotic species.
These include civic education and class discussion hours meant to solve the problem of disaffection and violence, aimed at impressing the public and confusing education staff with a flurry of charters and diktats.
These galaxies are so young that astronomers can still see a flurry of stars forming within them.
A flurry of wind upset the small boat.
A bullock cart, the cause of the near disaster, materialized from the flurry.
The fish roasts while the potatoes boil, then there is a quick flurry of activity and it's done. Times, Sunday Times
The city is shivering under a rare flurry of snow.
Today the forecast was for a cold north-westerly wind with the odd flurry of snow.
There is a sudden flurry outside the main entrance, a Gothic porch.
The announcement this week that Owen Wilson is about to become a first-time dad by girlfriend Jade Duell -- a name heretofore unknown to the celebrity-media industrial complex -- set off a flurry of fruitless Googling across the country. Owen Wilson's babymama Jade Duell is a Beltway girl with an intriguing federal government past
The flurry of deals in recent months, underlines the renewed confidence in the restaurant business. Times, Sunday Times
The prince's words on marriage have prompted a flurry of speculation in the press this week.
The rain was beginning to belt down now in a devastating flurry, as if the heavens themselves were at war with this battered earth.
In vindication, Gerald turned and walked away, leaving April to stand in the middle of the sidewalk with a flurry of golden leaves cascading around her.
All that remained was an unconvincing Wanderers flurry.
It must have been the end of the school day for them as a flurry of wannabe clowns, tumblers and tightrope walkers came out of the bar as I was passing by.
Daylight won across Chilcoot that same day, dropping down five hundred feet in the darkness and the flurrying snow to Crater Chapter V
De plus, I am learning that dotting the i's and crossing the t's of rigidity (there's that word again) only ever ends in flurry: Dame Chaos will invite herself to lafête so one might as well join in and get used to whim! Recette / Recipe
Some 50,000 tons are landed in a few short weeks, a flurry of activity which in itself is enough to keep the island economy afloat.
You get an upvote to help stave off the incoming flurry of downvotes.
It caused a small flurry. Times, Sunday Times
As you said, there has been a flurry of legal activity.
The coming weeks will see a flurry of political activity around the country and the scene will begin to take shape in the Ballina area in the coming weeks when three conventions will be held in the town.
Amid the usual flurry of confusing, sometimes conflicting economic facts and figures what matters to most of us is the income and outgo and whether we have jobs to go to.
The next part was a flurry of movement - block, parry, thrust, twist, turn, step.
Movie sets are often a flurry of crashes and explosions, which can vibrate sensitive electronics, introducing visual noise known as microphonics into images. Analog Meets Its Match in Red Digital Cinema’s Ultrahigh-Res Camera « Isegoria
I pushed myself up and dodged a sudden flurry to my right, just in time to avoid someone else's arms.
You could imagine bantamweights Martin ‘the Dynamo’ Cullen and Brendy Howlin buzzing around one another in a flurry of punches, some of them below the belt.
Beyond was a flurry of activity as men and women in white lab coats bustled around a dozen or so large, cylindrical vats containing a nearly opaque, viscous liquid.
There was a time when a flurry of snow and plummeting temperatures were not enough to play havoc with the fixture list. Times, Sunday Times
What are we to make of this flurry of government activity? Times, Sunday Times
While he has attracted a number of investors and received a flurry of media attention, enviros shouldn't dream airy dreams just yet.
Her simple answer headed an uproar and a flurry of activity.
The movie does not disappoint and I'm back to the hotel for an online chat to answer a flurry of questions from fans desperate to know what happens.
The flurry of interest reflects increasing understanding of what doctors call the coagulation cascade, the system that causes clots to form to stop bleeding in the face of injury but can lead to heart attacks, strokes and clots in the legs or lungs when triggered by disease processes. Race Is on for the Next Blood Thinner
It has prompted a flurry of proposals to build on the green belt. Times, Sunday Times
A cacophony of sounds and flurry of images create a visual and auditory whirlpool for the senses.
NEW YORK — Amid the preholiday quiet, options traders made a flurry of moves targeting shares in Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and MBIA Inc. Options Traders Target Anadarko, MBIA
So while some of the kingpins are posing and posturing with flash and flurry, behind the scenes the big debate on the whys and wherefores of possible arrests is going on.
I thought of the necessarily impersonal flurry of activity around the woman's window as she confusedly watched a now very small world go by.
In my memory there were prominent headlines and a sudden flurry of importance.
He stood amidst the chaos of the control center, beings flurrying around him in a haste of information and conflicting orders.
A short sea watch produced a flurry of activity, with 5 Great Skuas passing north in the space of a few minutes.
Users can grow flowers with a touch of a fingertip or add a flurry of snow to a scene by shaking the device. The Sun
There was a hiss of compressed air and a flurry of bubbles. Bomber
It may well be this bleak prospect that has spawned the flurry of books about Yiddish in recent years.
Her arrival caused a flurry of excitement.
You can therefore picture the flurry of preparatory activities, as we feverishly draw up To Do lists, and audit our entire wardrobes for suitable all-weather clothing.
After drawing level on points with a desperate last flurry in the closing seconds of the final round, Lee was beaten on a countback of the punches thrown.
There was frost on the ground and a flurry of snow in the air as I set off from the car park and along the footpaths winding through woodlands and close to a meander of the River Calder.
There has been a flurry of investigations involving senior officials in recent months. Times, Sunday Times
She felt it, and visioned it as by an unthinkable clairvoyance, and gasped, for the flurry of war was over. CHAPTER IV
It wouldn't be so bad if we had roads capable of coping with a flurry of snow. The Sun
The flurry of records is in part thanks to highly favourable meteorological conditions. Times, Sunday Times
Even on CD, he conveys that sense -- bouncing silkily along until he delivers a stinging high note or devastating flurry of melismata. A Mark That Can't Be Washed Away
A flurry of recriminations has followed the sale of a major waterside development site to a leading national housebuilder.
Usually the hen bird would fly off and work her way through the undergrowth in rather a flurry as one approached the nest, so this usually served as a warning to tread carefully.
There are times when all of these moments seem like just yesterday, and all of the intervening days and moments have sped by in flurry of sunburns, visa applications, bus journeys, road trips, languages studied and occasional monotony. ¡Que Viva Sucre! « Wanderings
The flurry of activity led to mobilization of car attendants not employed directly by the Pullman Company and redcaps, plus the establishment of joint councils to handle jurisdictional disputes.
The initial flurry of online activity went on for a week but still happens. The Sun
Eve lay down and closed her eyes, but behind her closed lids, her mind was a flurry of activity.
And, as we so often see in the winter window, there is likely to be a flurry of activity towards the end of the month. The Sun
Overhead, meanwhile, a wedge-tailed eagle hovers on the breeze and a posse of corellas flee in a flurry from tree to tree, their bar-room squawk amplified by the walls of the Gorge.
The flurry of inputs, some of which admittedly do not have much substance should not be dismissed.
Users can grow flowers with a touch of a fingertip or add a flurry of snow to a scene by shaking the device. The Sun
The flurry of records is in part thanks to highly favourable meteorological conditions. Times, Sunday Times
Vehicles were pulled back to remote locations for safety reasons despite the flurry of emergency calls. Times, Sunday Times
An apparently minor problem, such as a flurry of downgrades, could quickly engulf the financial system by sending markets into a tailspin, wiping out hedge funds, and dragging down banks that lent them money.
Yesterday Arab leaders were engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activity to coordinate their positions in advance of Mr Christopher's visit.
There was, for instance, a flurry of concern during the first few decades of the nineteenth century, and another at the dawn of the twentieth.
Yesterday Arab leaders were engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activity to coordinate their positions in advance of Mr Christopher's visit.
Late in the fourth round Frazier pinned Ellis in a corner and after a flurry of hooks Ellis fell flat on his face.
We used to spend all day at the roadside stands, waiting for midmorning customers to dribble in, then the lunch trade, perhaps a rush-hour flurry.
In a flurry of Internet activity that seemed timed to coincide with a government hearing, five major American museums posted information in mid-April on works in their collections with questionable WWII-era provenances.
It coated the world in a pale flurry, casting a ghostlike pallor and creating moon shadows among the skeletons of trees.
The 2001 general election unleashed a flurry of interest by politicians in the art of authenticity. AUTHENTICITY: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life
Most ships have a snowmaking facility that allows for a daily flurry in their atriums. The Sun
Emerging in the flurry is scientist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) who is called to the Central Park site to assist with the alien the army meets after it emerges from the sphere. Gort Still | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
What is the meaning of this flurry of activity? Times, Sunday Times
It's around this time Mum arrived at the hospital in a flurry of excitement and colour, dispelling the calm atmosphere Lucas and I had achieved.
A flurry of e-mails arrived back in America recounting his adventures and studies, but when he got back to the USA in 1999, he seemed changed.
She arrived in a flurry of Chanel bags, Manolo Blahniks and duty-free perfume.
The fish roasts while the potatoes boil, then there is a quick flurry of activity and it's done. Times, Sunday Times
He criticises a flurry of deals by former management. Times, Sunday Times
Bright sunshine gave way to a ten-minute snow flurry and then it was sunshine again, magically lighting up the sea and outlying islands. Times, Sunday Times
Whirling around, he swung hard with the Golden Axe, deflecting a flurry of knives that had been thrown in his direction.
In that respect Scotland made progress last week, even if it did so amid a flurry of discouraging headlines.
Suddenly, there was a flurry of voices from the dock and then Lee saw the Captain come up the gangplank.
He grimaced and shivered as a cold gust of wind blew a flurry of brown leaves across the porch and between his feet.
And a flurry of last-minute deals on deadline day raised expectations. The Sun
Somehow, we maintain when they call the baptismal party up to the font, repeat a flurry of meaningless words. Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy
There was a time when a flurry of snow and plummeting temperatures were not enough to play havoc with the fixture list. Times, Sunday Times
Six weeks ago, a flurry of announcements saw the promise of peace dangle tantalisingly before some of Africa's most wretched countries.

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