anarchy

Example Sentences

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The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Unlike anarchy, economic chaos is driven by creative destruction, and productivity is a long-term plus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Parents, as I can now attest, experience it as sleep-wrecking proof that the human construct of time is no match for the anarchy of toddlerdom.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

Built in 1977 with Chinese assistance, Mogadishu's main ground was closed in 1991 when the country descended into anarchy after the overthrow of President Siad Barre's military regime.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

The Germans protested that the terms were too harsh, that the continuing blockade would lead to famine and anarchy in Germany.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman