mayhem

Example Sentences

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In the days before online shopping became ubiquitous, stores welcomed the mayhem by opening early for those who willingly woke up before dawn to push through crowds and snag the best door-buster deals.

From MarketWatch

"This was not a momentary lapse by Paul Doyle — it was a choice he made that day and it turned celebration into mayhem."

From BBC

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

From Literature

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

From Literature

Her mouth was full of cake, so the word was hard to make out, but Penelope thought it sounded like “mayhem.”

From Literature