bedlam

Example Sentences

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At some point, bedlam just becomes background noise that never stops.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

When it hit the back of the net, there were no words, just bedlam.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

For a film that’s ostensibly about the picture-perfect joys of a family Christmas, this looks more like holiday bedlam than bliss.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

When the ball clanged off the bright yellow pole, Judge raised his right hand toward the sky and tossed his bat to the ground, as bedlam erupted all around him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

As might be expected, throwing open the doors of any school to every freshman in Chicago threatened to create bedlam.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt