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Meanings of made a stir in English

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Usage of made a stir in English
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The affair made a stir at the time, but was soon forgotten.
A Strange Story — Volume 02
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However this may be, it is certain that they made a stir.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866
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Then they found that their exploit had made a stir in the regiment.
Army Boys in the French Trenches; Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with...
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I made a stir-fry once and I thought I was like some super-chef.
The Guardian
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But mark well that then our coming had made a stir.
Lady Inger of Ostrat: Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III
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Well, well, we certainly have made a stir with our little meetings here.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
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Smooth's turn-out only made a stir among them; they reckoned somebody had come!
The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth
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And the people-my, but it made a stir amongst them!
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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The arrival of this great lady made a stir.
Endymion
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The portrait had made a stir at the Club, and the papers were discussing it gravely.
Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel
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She would have made a stir in Detroit.
Uneasy Money
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This young officer's father, happening to be a somewhat influential man, made a stir about the affair.
Sketches From My Life / By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha
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By gracious, but it made a stir!
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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This radical action was followed by a clerical secession from the society, which made a stir at the time.
William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist
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He at once attracted musical critics and made a stir in some of the churches and concert-rooms of the city.
Sidney Lanier
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In this season of the unexpected, however, James again made a stir by unfollowing the Cavs from his Twitter account.
Reuters
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