basket-case
Example Sentences
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But Welch’s legacy took a hit following his retirement as GE went from America’s most-valuable company to a basket case, eventually splitting in three under an outsider’s management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
They are still a basket case of a club, and you could say the same about West Ham.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
Fifteen years later, Libya remains a basket case of militias, warlords and weak institutions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
And Jeremy Jordan’s Gatsby is an adorably panicked basket case, second-guessing in charming comic song his plan to ambush Eva Noblezada’s Daisy with a reunion.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024
“We’ve got over forty-five minutes, darling. Hold your horses. You’re going to turn me into a basket case if you don’t relax. Let’s go pray at the shrine.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
