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
There, things shift into hyper drive: pell-mell running, whooshing through twisty pneumatic tubes, leaping onto floating brick roads — Mario is barely given time to catch his breath.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Releasing, pell-mell, video of people’s initial reactions to the shooting invites precisely the kind of arm-chair psychology social media loves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022
He ran on, pell-mell, through the rain and down the winding path into the lower slopes of the graveyard, running until he reached the old chapel.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
