disarray

Example Sentences

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The disarray may have encouraged his decision to make a complex, unsettling painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Results from some of the biggest chains this week will offer a sense of how that rebound is going, as stores and their customers continue the slog through higher living costs and tariff disarray.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Australia head to the World Cup in disarray after being thumped 3-0 by Pakistan in a warm-up series and are winless from their past five T20 internationals.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The final on 18 January in Rabat, which Senegal went on to win 1-0, descended into disarray when Senegal's players left the field after Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Embarrassed, Penelope reached up to smooth her hair, which had started the day in its usual neat bun, but was now in a state of wind-whipped disarray.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood