mayhem

Example Sentences

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Perhaps he causes such extensive mayhem because he is the unintended side effect of a cataclysmic experiment.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s been pure mayhem in the financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The result has been pure mayhem in the financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

You can see why, but a gambler would have gone with Van der Merwe in the hope that Scotland can create the kind of unstructured mayhem that could see him reborn.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Inwardly she felt a pang of relief, for in all the mayhem no one had noticed her mistake.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood