disorderly
Example Sentences
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Disorderly in its construction, “Tristram Shandy” is ribald and risqué in its content, yet charitable and affecting in tone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
"Disorderly conduct," said former Gallup-McKinley Assistant Principal Ron Triplehorn, "is going to be kind of your catchall, just kind of a generic term for general misbehavior."
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2022
Disorderly defaults on government debt would cause stock and bond prices to gyrate on Wall Street.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2020
He brought in comedy director Frank Tashlin for “Rock-a-bye Baby,” ”Cinderfella,” ”The Disorderly Orderly,” ”The Geisha Boy” and “Who’s Minding the Store?”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2017
Disorderly spectators may be removed by the sergeant-at-arms.
From Studies in Civics by McCleary, J. T. (James Thompson)