mayhem

Example Sentences

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"The callous way in which you walked away from the mayhem was sickening to watch. You blamed a phantom driver."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The result has been pure mayhem in the financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

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 • Feb. 14, 2026

A scene of mayhem replaced the calm that Stanton had seen a little more than an hour before.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson