in disorder

Example Sentences

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Insp Cameron urged parents and carers to warn children and young people about the risks of getting involved in disorder.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

"Argentina lives in disorder, and disorder seems to be the rule," she said.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

A house in disorder isn’t helpful to the cause.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2021

Other elected officials, from the governor to the mayor to the state’s attorney, struggled to respond to the rise in disorder, leaving residents with the unsettling feeling that there was no one in charge.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2019

Habit ruleth like a task-master returned from the grave; I could not leave the unneeded volumes in disorder.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson