haphazardly

Example Sentences

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In contrast, many say Balen has helped clean up Nepal’s haphazardly developed capital—where many migrants to the capital have settled and built homes and businesses without authorization—despite roadblocks put in his way by national politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

We haphazardly dressed in our cleanest warm clothes.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The judges praised Kalu's brightly-coloured sculptures - which are haphazardly wrapped in layers of ribbon, string, card and shiny VHS tape - and her drawings of swirling, tornado-like shapes.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

His relationship with Michael Jackson fractured after Whitten, unauthorized, haphazardly operated stage machinery, injuring Japanese workers in the process, during the initial Japan leg of the 1987-1988 Bad tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

I can eat haphazardly now, snack on junk food and takeouts without worrying about balanced meals, go to bed when I like, let my dirty laundry rot, neglect the dishes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood