mayhem

Example Sentences

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During dozens of demonstrations, SRG officers were documented by New York Civil Liberties Union protest monitors escalating tensions and turning peaceful gatherings into scenes of mayhem.

From The Wall Street Journal

Injury ended his gridiron dreams and led him onto the more genteel fields of baseball, where he became a peacekeeper rather than a mayhem maker.

From The Wall Street Journal

I suspect it’s because SRG is so effective at preventing mayhem without compromising itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forest's managerial mayhem comes after Nuno led them to an impressive seventh place finish in the Premier League last season.

From Barron's

Last Wednesday, TikTok creators, finding none of the mayhem they expected to see in Springfield, started suggesting that faith-based groups working with Haitian immigrants were misdirecting resources.

From Salon