all over the place

Example Sentences

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"There's still major flooding all over the place, do not drive through deep water," he said.

From BBC

“Even after he got the Nobel Prize, there’s a lot of temptation to give speeches all over the place but he just ignored it and came back to his office. It was as if nothing happened.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Best actor is one of the most interesting acting races this year, and in recent weeks has been veering all over the place like a broken shopping trolley.

From BBC

Conversion rates at the Oscars are all over the place, but the last two decades demonstrate that movies going in with the most nominations don’t typically come out with the most wins.

From The Wall Street Journal

My stomach began to roll now, and I thought I was going to be sick all over the place.

From Literature