basket-case

Example Sentences

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But Welch’s legacy took a hit following his retirement as GE went from America’s most-valuable company to a basket case, eventually splitting in three under an outsider’s management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Fifteen years later, Libya remains a basket case of militias, warlords and weak institutions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

For years, Scottish football used to look at managerial merry-go-rounds in English football and decry it as a basket case environment, Now, it’s every bit as volatile in this country, if not worse.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

All that’s on hold until I can ease the pain and not be a self-pitying basket case.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2024

“We’ve got over forty-five minutes, darling. Hold your horses. You’re going to turn me into a basket case if you don’t relax. Let’s go pray at the shrine.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy