mayhem
Example Sentences
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Snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe last week, with gale-force winds and storms claiming some 15 lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands.
From Barron's
There has already been more late-game mayhem than in any postseason ever—and there have only been five games so far.
Despite the mayhem there are things that can be planned for.
From BBC
Somehow, that mayhem may have been topped in Detroit’s 29-24 loss.
But it doesn’t fly without an actor of Seyfried’s caliber, who can summon unpredictable mayhem from her fingertips.
From Los Angeles Times
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