haywire

Example Sentences

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When an agency goes haywire, voters will at least know who to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The plunge in stocks — by about 30% in less than three weeks — sent their portfolio balances haywire.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Both teams were more stable in the second half, with far fewer chances in comparison to the haywire first period.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails, where a day off for Lucy’s daughter goes haywire, Zak enjoys a peaceful morning, and Elizabeth learns about Italy’s bus system the hard way.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

She looked sick, colors gone haywire, red around the eyes and blue-white around the lips.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell