brouhaha
noun
brou·ha·ha
| \ ˈbrü-ˌhä-ˌhä
, ˌbrü-ˌhä-ˈhä, brü-ˈhä-ˌhä\
, ˌbrü-ˌhä-ˈhä, brü-ˈhä-ˌhä\
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Examples of brouhaha in a Sentence
A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
There's been a lot of brouhaha about her statements.
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There's hope that the brouhaha—in which Trump expressed a desire to buy Greenland from Denmark, and Denmark rebuffed the offer—will also translate to an increase in U.S. visitors to the self-governing region. — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, "In Greenland, Trump’s Unsolicited Interest Is Raising Hopes for a Tourism Boom," 23 Aug. 2019 In any case, the brouhaha born of a red-state artist speaking out on the topic led to an oddly perfect illustration of a key gun-control argument: There are almost no situations in which a civilian needs an assault weapon. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Reason Musicians Speak Up About Mass Shootings," 7 Aug. 2019 But the brouhaha over Facebook's plans to launch a digital currency underscores that's no longer possible in an era when Congress is much more closely scrutinizing the tech companies' products. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, "The Technology 202: Washington lawmakers tell tech executives trust has 'run out'," 17 July 2019 For the first time since the brouhaha over border funding bubbled to the surface, leadership completely aligned with the four women Trump was attacking. — Alana Abramson, Time, "Democrats Were Struggling to Unify After a Raucous Week. Then President Trump Tweeted," 15 July 2019 The longtime Tigers TV voice was suspended and then not brought back by Fox Sports Detroit after his brouhaha with TV partner Rod Allen. — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers swept by champs, Detroit Pistons hoping to remember Vegas: Weekend Review," 6 July 2019 Earlier this month, a similar brouhaha unfolded after Vettel finished first in the Canadian Grand Prix. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, "Verstappen gets controversial Austrian Grand Prix win after late pass," 30 June 2019 But the brouhaha over Hindi shows how the south still dances to a different tune, one the BJP has not yet mastered. — The Economist, "Why India’s south confounds the otherwise all-conquering Narendra Modi," 21 June 2019 On a cold January evening 18 months after Moran’s Wimbledon brouhaha, for example, the players arrived at an ice-hockey arena in the small, gray city of Portland, Ore. Canvas had been laid down for the night of tennis. — oregonlive.com, "‘Gorgeous Gussie’ Moran shocked Wimbledon 70 years ago, the first of many shocks that upended her life," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brouhaha.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for brouhaha
brouhaha
noun
English Language Learners Definition of brouhaha
informal + usually disapproving
: great excitement or concern about something
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