pell-mell
Example Sentences
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The court as a whole and the two concurrences hurtle pell-mell toward making it virtually impossible for plaintiffs like Mexico to successfully plead their claims.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
On one level, “Infested” is a well-worn, thoroughly efficient creature feature with sleek effects and pell-mell pacing.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024
It was pell-mell outside the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on West 45th Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Projects include programming robots to take care of some of the routine aspects of nursing and providing extra training to nurses before they are thrown into the pell-mell of the hospital floor or busy clinic.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022
Two bear cubs burst from the bush and rushed pell-mell, tumbling head over heels straight for her.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Vocabulary lists containing pell-mell
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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