bedlam

Example Sentences

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At some point, bedlam just becomes background noise that never stops.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

When it hit the back of the net, there were no words, just bedlam.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

For a film that’s ostensibly about the picture-perfect joys of a family Christmas, this looks more like holiday bedlam than bliss.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

The bet, however, is that the bedlam that happens in a kitchen makes for high, irresistible drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

He was an impartial and unexcitable umpire at all our bedlam sporting events, a master fire builder and extinguisher, and an expert, uncontemptuous first-aid man.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger