Sentence examples for small but bustling from inspiring English sources

She said it had been more than a decade since the first waves of migrants transformed this town from a rural outpost for cowboys and Indians into a small, but bustling commercial center.

The hive-shaped oven dominates a small but bustling front room of booths and mosaics.

In Havana's small but bustling dance music community, old-fashioned flyers and posters still hold currency and at best, an announcement will go out via mass text message.

From there you idle through the small but bustling 'souq,' or traditional market, and into the maze of the ancient mud houses where you can literally smell the scent of history.

Amsterdam's Jordaan neighborhood is a microcosm of what visitors expect from the Netherlands: small in scale but ambitious, quaint but bustling.

PLACES TO STAY Tryp Gran Via (Gran Via 25; 34-91-522-1121; www.solmelia.com; doubles from 100 euros) offers small but comfortable rooms right on the wide, bustling Gran Via.

We found a small restaurant bustling with locals and sat down to order.

But bustling is hardly the word: frantic might be better.

Dong Dexiu's sense of optimism is shared by many Chinese in the small villages, bustling towns and mega-cities across the country.

With its small stools and bustling vibe, it is not a place for lingering, but the Afghan Kitchen still manages to be one of the most satisfying eating experiences in London.

Piqueo's (830 Cortland Avenue; 415-282-8812; www.piqueos.com), in the Bernal Heights neighborhood, is a red, intimate corner with a small, bustling open kitchen and the friendly vibe that is de rigueur at San Francisco's Peruvian restaurants.