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
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