mayhem

Example Sentences

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They need Andy Roberton on one side and Gannon-Doak on the other whipping in crosses that spark mayhem.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The result has been pure mayhem in the financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

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 • Feb. 26, 2026

Would her instruction to think of the chickens as baby dodos be enough to prevent mayhem?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood